World Clean-Up Day: Firm Mops Up Plastic Waste In Lagos

In celebration of World Clean-Up Day 2025, JMG Limited, a leading provider of integrated electromechanical solutions in Nigeria, took its sustainability message to the streets of Gbagada, Lagos.

Top executives and staff swapped their suits for gloves and waste bags, clearing plastics and solid waste from the community where the company’s largest workforce operates.

The exercise went beyond sanitation, encouraging residents and staff to embrace recycling, separate their waste correctly, and take shared responsibility for building a cleaner, healthier environment in the community they call home.

Themed ‘Textile and Fashion Waste,’ and celebrated annually on the 20th of September, this year’s World Clean-up Day seeks to address textile and fashion waste, one of the fast-growing environmental challenges, with a global volume of 92 million tons yearly, overwhelming waste systems, polluting waterways, and fueling the climate crisis.

In light of this, the Group General Manager of JMG Limited, Rabi Jammal, reaffirmed his strong commitment to environmental sustainability, expressing his delight in actively participating in the clean-up exercise to raise awareness about the importance of a cleaner environment.

He stated that JMG champions environmental preservation and has taken the responsibility of clearing waste in its community as one of its core values built around safeguarding the environment, as enshrined in the ethics of World Clean-up Day.

The JMG boss affirmed that sustainability is incorporated into the company’s ISO certification and adoption of its clean energy solutions. This resulted in the installation of solar power at its headquarters to reduce carbon emissions, which are hazardous to humans and the environment.

In his remarks, JMG Limited’s Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment Manager, Benedict Odamah, noted that the scheme would significantly impact the organisation’s personnel, as it encourages them to take an active role in cleaning the environment, eliminating waste, and promoting awareness on proper disposal and recycling.

He said it is also about educating the host community on sustainability and putting JMG, as a corporate organisation, at the forefront of ecological conservation.