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NSML launches clean waterways initiative to tackle plastic pollution

By Sulaimon Salau
13 August 2023   |   5:01 am
Nigeria LNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML) has launched its Clean Waterways Initiative to raise awareness on the dangers of plastic pollution and advocate for action to address the issue.

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Nigeria LNG Shipping and Marine Services Limited (NSML) has launched its Clean Waterways Initiative to raise awareness on the dangers of plastic pollution and advocate for action to address the issue.
 
Speaking on the initiative, the Chief Executive Officer of NSML, Mr. Abdulkadir Ahmed, highlighted the plastic pollution crisis and its detrimental effects on economic activities, human health, and the environment.
 
“Our waterways, and by extension the world’s oceans are in the depths of a plastic crisis. Plastics and marine pollution have found their way into every marine ecosystem, impacting economic activities and the health of our people and the environment.
   
“We have a role to play in protecting our oceans. The NSML Clean Waterways Initiative is our way of contributing to the global effort to tackle plastic pollution. We urge everyone to join us in this important work,” Ahmed said.
 
Also speaking on the initiative, General Manager, External Relations and Sustainable Development, Nigeria LNG Limited, Andy Odeh, said that the clean water initiative was a universal cause, given the importance of water to human existence.