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Plastic wastes in Nigeria turn into parquet stone

Plastic wastes in Nigeria turn into parquet stone
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In Nigeria, which has increased the plastic waste problem for the last few years, only 45 percent of waste is collected. 80 percent of plastic wastes in the country is recycled only 10 percent when going to the garbage area. In Nigeria, produced more than 32 million tons per year, it can only plan 20-30 percent. Health professionals express that most of the health problems in the country are abused and responsible for bad management. The Nigerian environmental activist Bashir-Kurfi founded a company named ‘Ifrique Eco Solution in the capital Abuja to fight against plastic waste in Nigeria. Kurfi teaches how to use parquet stones produced from plastic waste through the company and to convert young girls from plastic wastes.

Redue plastic pollution
Bashir-Kurfi said that it started such a study to reduce the plastic pollution, which is very common in Nigeria, that plastic wastes cover water ways and cause floods. Bashir-Kurfi also expressed that floods also lead to epidemics. Bashir-Kurfi, who transferred from these waste to parquet stones, "I thought a long-lasting advanced transformation with plastics, so I am making parquet stones. When making parquet stones, I mix plastic waste with sand that I melt cement instead. Bashir-Kurfi said that by registering for the purpose of protecting the environment with its work and awareness, so far the region can tell the people how plastic wastes harm the environment. [

30 ton plastic
]Bashir-Kurfi stated that plastic waste teaches more than 20 girls to convert into parquet used the phrase "I decided to teach this job especially to stand on their feet of young girls." Bashir-Kurfi stressed that these young girls can do this in the future and help keep the environment clean. Bashir-Kurfi, who wished more than 30 tons of plastic to do the parquet stone, draws the gold that used plastic in advanced transformation jobs to avoid damaging the environment.

" will help prevent change"]
The 17-year-old Firdevs Badmus, who initially believed that plastic waste can turn into parquet stones, but then he said he was very surprised by seeing.. Badmus, who stating that plastic wastes melted and stirring with sand, said, "This work we eat will help reduce carbon residue and prevent climate change caused by waste dirt."

Source: Environmental Protection