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Plastic Bag
By Abdullahi Alhassan
In a bid toward reducing the volume of huge plastic bags blocking the Gutter, water-ways and causing other dangerous environmental and health challenges.
Dauda Salisu, a Kaduna-based young farmer and horticulturist, has begun collecting thousands of plastic bags from scavengers at the trashed dump center every day with the sole purpose of protecting the environment from flood disasters and erosion by re-using them for indoor-pineapple-farming both during the dry and rainy seasons to supply fruits to the market.
According to him, pineapple farming is the simplest and most straightforward method of farming for any homeowner in the state to adopt in order to overcome the challenges of high market prices for fruit and other food items.
He claims that growing pineapple in plastic bags is the most effective way to reduce the massive amount of plastic trash that clogs our waterways, causing flooding and other man-made disasters.
He said the major impact of plastic bags on the environment is that it takes many years for them to decompose. In addition, toxic substances are released into the soil when plastic bags perish under sunlight and, if plastic bags are burned, they release a toxic substance into the air causing ambient air pollution
Dauda claims that he has been collecting plastic bags from scavengers for the past ten years, which he has used to plant pineapples, yams, sweet potatoes, maize, and other fruits and foodstuffs at home. Pineapple farming on the backs of re-used plastic bags is very important, and it helps some women get out of poverty.
Similarly, Mr. Nurudden Bello, a science climatologist and director of African climate reporters, has emphasized the importance of addressing plastic pollution in the country in order to protect humans, plants, and animals from further environmental challenges. He stated that the impact of plastic waste on marine organisms, humans, and the environment at large is of public concern, and that ecosystems and lives within them must be saved.