The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency (LASEPA) has collaborated with the Lagos State Lotteries and Gaming Authority (LSLGA) to reduce air and environmental pollution by encouraging the use of cooking gas by the populace while promoting the recycling of plastic bottles waste in the state. The General Manager of LASEPA, Dr. Dolapo Fasawe, disclosed this during a programme held at Ikorodu Town hall yesterday to promote the initiative.
According to the LASEPA boss, “Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu is particularly concerned about the health and environment of Lagosians and in protecting these we have to stop burning fossil fuels. To stop burning fossil fuels, what do we cook with? We cook with gas. The truth is we have done research and we have seen that a lot of people do not even understand the benefits in terms of cost, in terms of health, in terms of efficiency of cooking with gas.”
Speaking further, Fasawe added that, “the quality of your health is directly proportional to the quality of your environment. So by keeping your environment clean, watching what you inhale, avoiding air pollution, you’re protecting your health and protecting your children.” The CEO of LSLGA, Mr. Bashir Are, advised the masses to embrace and practice cooking with gas to see the benefits of promoting a healthy environment, clear breathing air and reducing the impact of environmental pollution. Hundreds of residents of Ikorodu and its environs besieged the venue of the event with nylons of used plastic bottles and worn out kerosene stoves in exchange for cash, propane gas cylinders, and rechargeable lamps