Recycling is a multi-billion-dollar industry that young people should key into. This is according to the Oyo State Commissioner for Environment, Mojeed Mogbonjubola, who spoke at an event tagged “Green Hangout” organised by Eleven Eleven Twelve Foundation (EETF) in Ibadan, recently.
“Recycling is a billion-dollar business. The average person will not notice this industry. People have received thousands of dollars in grants for recycling in this city of Ibadan.”
He added: “We have attracted into Ibadan a $192 million recycling plant,” without giving further details.
The commissioner also revealed that Oyo State will, for the first time, be making its appearance at the United Nations climate talks (COP29), holding at Baku, Azerbaijan, from November 11 to 22.
In his remarks, the founder of EETF and convener of the Green Hangout, Adetunji Lam-Adesina, stated that Green Hangout is an event that held annually in various cities of the country, until it took a…