‘A cocktail for disaster’: The scourge of Nigeria’s plastic water sachets • FRANCE 24

In Nigeria’s Lagos, small plastic sachets of clean water are sold from market stalls and shops across the city. Since appearing in the 1990s, the sachets have become hugely popular across Africa as a cheap way to access clean water. But they are also a huge environmental scourge and each day, up to 60 million empty sachets are discarded across Nigeria, according to the UN. #Nigeria #plastic #pollution 🔔 Subscribe to France 24 now: https://f24.my/YTen 🔴 LIVE - Watch FRANCE 24 English 24/7 here: https://f24.my/YTliveEN 🌍 Read the latest International News and Top Stories: https://www.france24.com/en/ Like us on Facebook: https://f24.my/FBen Follow us on X (Twitter): https://f24.my/Xen Browse the news in pictures on Instagram: https://f24.my/IGen Discover our TikTok videos: https://f24.my/TKen Get the latest top stories on Telegram: https://f24.my/TGen