By Smith Nwokocha

EARTH DAY CELEBRATION IN PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA.

On the 22^nd of April 2024, which is globally marked as Earth Day. An African Climate Reality Leader (Smith Nwokocha with some passionate Volunteers) embarked on a community-based intervention project (Bag The Waste Campaign) which involved a Clean Up exercise, donation of Waste Management Materials like Waste Bins, Waste Bags, Shovels, Brooms, Cleaning Mobs, Wreck, wheelbarrows, and other equipment that will enable the Parks and Dump-Site Management and Users maintain a clean environment. It was possible with support from the African Climate Reality project.

Smith started by sensitizing the Park Management of RiversJoy Travel and Tours Ltd, Drivers, Passengers and Park Users to clean up the environment all the time and bag their waste when done cleaning. Community members present were advised to stop Indiscriminate dumping of refuse, it causes blockage of the gutters, drainage system and the entire environment which will lead to Flooding and other unhealthy diseases/sicknesses. The Managing Director (Dr. Peter B. L. Borlo, FCILT, MNIM, JP), appreciates the African Climate Reality Project for supporting such an amazing initiative, that has made their drivers today become conscious of bagging their waste and of course the park users too. They are grateful and will maintain a culture of cleanliness.

Furthermore, the African Climate Reality Leader moved to Egelege Dumpsite at Orominike Community in Port Harcourt with some volunteers, where he sensitized the Dump-site Management and joined in cleaning up the dumps site. In the process of cleaning up the dump site, he spent some hours separating plastics from other specks of dirt in line with the global theme: Plastic vs planet.