By Oluwatoyin Adegoke
Ogun State Government has flagged off its “Renew and Reuse Programme” in Ipokia Local Government, distributing renewed clothes and shoes to residents,as part of efforts to promote proper waste management and support the less privileged.
Commissioner for Environment, Mr Ola Oresanya, said the programme promotes proper waste management and human kindness by converting items considered waste into useful materials for others.
Represented by the Director, Environmental Quality Control, Water Regulatory Enforcement and Advocacy, Mr. Kayode Akinwande, Mr Oresanya, explained that the renewed clothes and shoes were donated by residents who initially considered them waste but were refurbished by the state government for others who could make good use of them.
The Commissioner urged residents to donate unused items through collection boxes across the state instead of dumping them in waterways and drainages.
In a remark,the Ipokia Local Government Chairman, Mr Johnson Avoseh, commended the state government and the Ministry of Women Affairs describing the initiative as beneficial to both the environment and the less privileged.
Two beneficiaries, Madam Esther Akovoyan and Mr. Simon Gandonu, appealed to residents of the local government and the state to donate generously so that more less-privileged people can benefit from the initiative.
Ipokia Local Government became the third in the state to benefit from the Renew and Reuse distribution since the programme was launched last year.
