A 'trashion' show in Lagos raises awareness about the widespread plastic pollution issue in Nigeria.
More than 88% of the plastic waste generated in Nigeria is not recycled, says National Library of MedicineWhat would you usually do with your old newspapers, carrier bags and Capri-Sun juice packets?
Greenfingers Wildlife Conservation has been leading community clean-ups in Nigeria's biggest city, Lagos, since 2012. "We want young people to be a part of the advocacy for life on land and in water," explained Mogbo, who has already set himself the aim of recycling as many plastics as possible "one community at a time".A bag that would have once been used to carry shopping has now been transformed into a fashionable garment
So the trashion show was one way to take his rubbish collections "a step further" and reuse some of the waste which "wasn't recycled before", he said.
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