Ogun seals company for illegal dumping, waste burning

The Ogun State Waste Management Authority sealed Quantum Packaging Nigeria Limited for illegal dumping and waste burning. The company, a paper processing firm, was found to be operating an unauthorized dumpsite and burning waste along Lusada-Igbesa Road in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area.

According to the Managing Director of OGWAMA, Farouk Akintunde, the company's actions contravene the OGWAMA Law 2020 and the Ogun State Environmental and Public Health Law 2006. The laws ban open-air waste burning and unauthorized refuse dumping.

Akintunde stated that the company was caught through comprehensive surveillance mounted on facilities committing environmental infractions. The company had previously been warned to allow government-accredited waste collectors to dispose of its waste properly, but was found to be operating a large dumpsite and burning waste.

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