{"id":59411,"date":"2025-01-11T22:01:40","date_gmt":"2025-01-11T22:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=59411"},"modified":"2025-01-11T22:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T22:01:40","slug":"plastic-ban-shoprite-shoppers-adapt-as-nylon-bags-disappear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/01\/11\/plastic-ban-shoprite-shoppers-adapt-as-nylon-bags-disappear\/","title":{"rendered":"Plastic Ban: Shoprite Shoppers Adapt as Nylon Bags Disappear"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>By Our Correspondent\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A silent revolution is unfolding in Lagos malls; one where shoppers now navigate checkout lines without the familiar rustle of plastic bags.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Shoprite, Nigeria\u2019s retail giant, has ceased providing nylon bags, aligning with the Lagos State Government\u2019s ban on single-use plastics, which took effect on January 1, 2025.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At Shoprite\u2019s Ikeja City Mall outlet, some customers struggled to adjust\u2014juggling groceries in their arms, while others resorted to pushing carts all the way to their vehicles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Those unprepared for the change either purchased reusable Bagco super sacks or simply stacked items directly into their trunks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A public notice displayed at the store reinforced the policy:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cIn support of the Lagos State Government\u2019s ban on single-use plastics, we will no longer provide plastic straws, nylon bags, plastic cutlery, or Styrofoam packs. Let\u2019s reduce plastic waste and protect our environment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Meanwhile, state officials have been monitoring compliance, ensuring that businesses adhere to the directive.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The ban on single-use plastics and Styrofoam packaging is part of a broader government initiative aimed at curbing plastic waste pollution across Lagos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As the era of disposable plastics fades, one question lingers\u2014will Lagosians fully embrace this shift, or will resistance persist in the face of convenience?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Our Correspondent\u00a0 A silent revolution is unfolding in Lagos malls; one where shoppers now navigate checkout lines without the familiar rustle of plastic bags. Shoprite, Nigeria\u2019s retail giant, has ceased providing nylon bags, aligning with the Lagos State Government\u2019s ban on single-use plastics, which took effect on January 1, 2025. At Shoprite\u2019s Ikeja City [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":59412,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[173,172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59411"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59411\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59413,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59411\/revisions\/59413"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}