The Ogun State Waste Management Authority has sealed Dahua Paper Company Limited, Owiwi Village, near Obada-Oko, Abeokuta, for allegedly operating an illegal dumpsite and burning waste.
The authority said the company violated the state’s Environmental and Public Health Law 2006 and Section 2(b)(a) of the OGWAMA Law 2020, which prohibit open burning of waste by individuals and corporate organisations.
PUNCH Metro learnt in a statement on Tuesday that the enforcement followed months of monitoring and intelligence gathering by the authority.
Leading the enforcement team to seal the company, the Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director of OGWAMA, Faruk Akintunde, said the company was allegedly caught operating an illegal dumpsite opposite its factory, where waste was dumped and burnt.
He said the authority’s findings showed that the company’s waste disposal activities posed a threat to nearby communities and water sources.
