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| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by yourshopkwikguy(m): 11:06am On Apr 17, 2025 |
The government owns the biggest fault here, especially Lagos state government. They need to take their waste disposal and collection more better. As a sane citizen, I'll finish my consumables and see no waste bin in sight even in public places. I can move 100s of km and I'll see no waste bin or anything, tell me why I won't throw my waste away on the floor?? I can guarantee you waste littering will reduce significantly if waste bin are located in various strategic points fr in this history. This isn't cap And they need more investment in PSP trucks for real |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by safariman(m): 11:07am On Apr 17, 2025 |
Excellent post and on point. After a heavy rain they will start complaining that the drainages are filled and its all government's fault. I have also witnessed people going through my trash bin looking for something of value only to pull out the trash and scatter it all over the places for me to pick. |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by GloriousGbola: 11:07am On Apr 17, 2025 |
pocohantas:wealth or maybe the appearance of wealth does not translate to common sense. i regularly see people in expensive vehicles casually throwing bottles to the road sometimes all you need to do is look for the dustbin - esp in a shopping mall. but if training dont dey, it dont dey |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by dallyemmy: 11:07am On Apr 17, 2025 |
HOW CAN WE ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM? CAN IT BE INCLUDED IN OUR ACADEMIC CURRICULUM? WHAT CAN OUR GOVERMENT DO ABOUT IT : FROM FEDERAL TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT? HOW CAN WE SENSITIZE OUR PEOPLE ABOUT THE DANGERS OF THIS NON-CHALANT ATTITUDE TO WASTE DISPOSAL. SeverusSnape: |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by samuelson06(m): 11:09am On Apr 17, 2025 |
immortalcrown:What do you mean by incineration here? Who does it? Nature? |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by pocohantas(f): 11:13am On Apr 17, 2025 |
GloriousGbola:It is a mix of all or some. Maybe more factors. America and China are populous countries, but I bet they don't behave this way. |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by teeteepeejay: 11:15am On Apr 17, 2025 |
It’s funny how people expect dirt to clean up itself. You’d see grown ups drop things stupidly like it would disappear. Later dem go Dey say everywhere dirty. Most Nigerians are pigs |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by Johnn74: 11:16am On Apr 17, 2025 |
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| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by CodeTemplarr: 11:18am On Apr 17, 2025 |
You tried but let me add. The waste disposal culture from homes or residential areas too needs changing. Most of the waste are not biodegradable and would cost the disposing housings little to organise for onward processing. |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by Tendd: 11:21am On Apr 17, 2025 |
So sad! |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by ganilas007: 11:22am On Apr 17, 2025 |
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| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by silibaba: 11:23am On Apr 17, 2025 |
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| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by VillageGuyArts1(m): 11:24am On Apr 17, 2025 |
BeforeJuly:There needs to be more work done on both sides tbh. Both the government and the citizens. |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by blaise26abj(m): 11:25am On Apr 17, 2025 |
BeforeJuly:Don’t you think this is more of a gradual degradation of the nationalism and years of neglect of the government than the citizens attitude? A lot of Nigerians as you rightly pointed out , are clean in their homes and offices . But in the society they don’t care. It means Nigerians CAN be clean . They just need a government that is proactive towards it . To guide them . To fine them when caught . Let’s assume the all the citizens decide dump waste appropriately . How many dumpsters do we have ? Our waste disposal systems are inadequate to deal with our waste volume. Solution: the government must first take it seriously and ensure that the system is efficient and adequate . Then reorienting the populace can commence |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by Juoflife1(f): 11:27am On Apr 17, 2025 |
I make kids pick up dirt when they throw it on the road lol. But the adults are not helping. I give them bombastic side eyes |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by sprints1: 11:34am On Apr 17, 2025 |
I think the best solution to this is, each street or community should have an association where every house pay a monthly due it might be as low as #2k then any household guilty of this should pay a fine of #20k then once the bins are full there should be a private waste disposal company who will drive their and clear the rubbish. U might be wondering how do we spot this people we know there people with corridor shops so they will be whistleblower then they get incentives. Nigerians are very dirty, even in workspace we have staffs that are dirty. They don't even clear there desk. There is this current thing they do where they put rubbish on the road on purpose. Some will pour from their fence without looking rubbish from the kitchen there was a day I almost got stained by one kid who the mother told to throw rubbish away |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by ofuonyebi: 11:35am On Apr 17, 2025 |
This is where the govt of Buhari/ late IDIAGON has always come tops it always makes one to remember the era of.....W.A.I ...slogan i.e War Against indiscipline otherwise also called KAI MANA!...forbidding the littering of the environment and ensuring you are always on the que instead crowded jostling of the hundreds of people to be attended to at the same time! This was the reason of our monthly Environmental sanitation till today for those that does not know |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by dododawa1: 11:38am On Apr 17, 2025 |
Some people are natural DIRTY |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by Kingluqman(m): 11:39am On Apr 17, 2025 |
donleo92:Which Lekki? Stop hyping shit.. Lekki stinks 😩. If you say some estates in Lekki, fine. But whole Lekki, nah. Come Admiralty way or freedom way, you go see how people dey troway plastic bottle up and down . The only good thing about it is that, those bottle pickers go pick in few minutes for recycling purpose but people dey troway for Lekki oo. |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by Hydronium(m): 11:50am On Apr 17, 2025 |
BeforeJuly:Well said my friend. I would also like to say that the level of deterioration in the mindset of the average Nigerian has gone beyond what can be managed by words. The general mindset is I can do whatever I want, even if it is wrong (after all, who will hold me responsible?). This is a result of a degenerate mindset, which has happened over time through looseness in education, enforcement of laws/regulations, as well as a culture of bribery and corruption fostered on by irresponsible governments. That's why people do such things with such impunity. Many of them will outright insult you for suggesting the need for cleanliness. I have noticed this in waste disposal and other areas like driving, queueing, pissing in public places, maintenance of public property etc. Beyond this population however, there are many people who are ignorant of the negative impact of their deeds on the environment and society. There are others yet who know that what they are doing is wrong, but they have no avenue to do right, so they do the wrong anyway (against their conscience) e.g. holding refuse for miles, and finding out in the end that you still have no disposal bin to use. Each of these groups must be catered for through correct education, re-education, exemplification, regulation, and enforcement of the given regulations. Alas, these cannot be done by the people who are in bondage to a depraved mindset. Only a RESPONSIBLE government can undertake proper education of its people. Those who have been educated before need to be correctly re-educated. Then laws/regulations will be created, which a proper enforcement agency will administer. We are humans, and psychologically, depravity grows in the absence of discipline. Hence, the need for strong external stimuli to combat the growing depravity. The only other bodies that can bring proper regulation by demonstrating 'good example' to the public are religious places, particularly the Church. And this will require proper demonstration by their leaders. So you see, it will take responsible leadership to model (through education, exemplification, and discipline) good standards to its people. If you have read from 3rd world to 1st by Lee Kwan Yew, you will understand that good behaviour is essentially modelled from top to bottom in a nation. Empowerment without behavioural training will result in waste. You will have noticed this in our maintenance culture. And this will keep happening until we have a leadership that can 'train' its people to be responsible. Only then will the mannerlessness and wastefulness end. Yes, the discipline will be resisted or protested initially, but in the end, it will be for the good of the Nation. This is a topic that touches my heart, that's why I have responded extensively. May God give us good leaders. Judges 21:25 "In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes." |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by tete7000(m): 11:54am On Apr 17, 2025 |
The one that baffles me is that is that there is a dustbin in front of my house, I will come out and see people throw waste just few yards away from the trash bin. After seeing this happens consistently, I gave up that Nigerians are redeemable. |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by yongg: 11:59am On Apr 17, 2025 |
I just wanted to add that, while this is not an endorsement on not keeping a discipline habit of zero littering policy and responsible waste disposal, do you know that even when you have done all you can, you have these scavengers come scatter overflowing or well staked or sealed waste in order to access their finds and leave the place as if the waste was irresponsibly disposed it in the first instance? There are also loose cattle moving around and tearing up well staked, bagged, or sealed waste. This two instances is the highlight the impact of failure of regulation on the part of government. To hasten a better orientation for the country as a whole all components must be responsible, whether individual, corporate, government or otherwise. Everything thing here now hinges back to the judiciary. The judiciary is weak, slow and endorsing all these discord by its inactions else there would have been very perceivable order in all strata of citizenry as regards this simple cases suck as waste handling at the elementary level. |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by shinaola21(m): 12:03pm On Apr 17, 2025 |
🌺 I think the government should give a penalty to anyone littering the environment by doing that their head will correct... Some place in oke odo,iyana ipaja and oshodi isn't appealing at all...
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| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by SoftBread01: 12:04pm On Apr 17, 2025 |
It baffles me to see the reckless waste disposal habits of some adults! I can't understand why adults would behave in such a way. They don't even think about the serious environmental damage their actions can cause! |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by AfDapone: 12:05pm On Apr 17, 2025 |
You should all as well remember that members of the dirty Nigerians are equally working in the various government offices, so oh... |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by Horus(m): 12:12pm On Apr 17, 2025 |
This is an opportunity to create waste recycling business. We should learn to turn a problem into business opportunities |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by Fujiyama: 12:16pm On Apr 17, 2025 |
donleo92:^^^ ![]() It must be another lekki. Certainly not the one in Lagos. donleo92:^^^ ![]() Kwara and Kogi people, over to you. |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by Love800(m): 12:27pm On Apr 17, 2025 |
I don't think being wealthy has anything to do with civilization. Being civil is a way of life. You can also call it "discipline!" GloriousGbola: |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by GloriousGbola: 12:29pm On Apr 17, 2025 |
Love800:yes, but it looks much worse when somone steps down from a late model landcruiseer and starts pissing in the street. i mean, i can expect that from an okada rider |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by emmyN(m): 12:32pm On Apr 17, 2025 |
SeverusSnape:I don't think we are, rather, our environment has made us so. The society cultivated by the Nigerian government is one that engenders lawlessness. This is why when the same Nigerians migrate to countries with strict laws and orders, they act accordingly. |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by dederocs(m): 12:38pm On Apr 17, 2025 |
Indoctrination is the key, religions have successfully used this, even terrorists disguising as religious following. |
| Re: If You Still Throw Trash On The Streets, Read This! by treatise: 1:06pm On Apr 17, 2025 |
lordm:Even USA is dirty though not as much. |
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. The only good thing about it is that, those bottle pickers go pick in few minutes for recycling purpose but people dey troway for Lekki oo.