(ANSA) - ROMA, 23 GEN - epa11098734 A man combs through a
landfill covered with plastic and styrofoam waste in Lagos,
Nigeria, 23 January 2024. On 21 January, the Lagos State
government, through the Ministry of the Environment and Water
Resources, announced with immediate effect a ban on the usage
and distribution of styrofoam and other single-use plastics.
Lagos State includes Lagos, the country's sprawling economic
capital of more than 20 million people. EPA/EMMANUEL ADEGBOYE
EMMANUEL ADEGBOYE/ (ANSA).