FBRA champions nationwide action to mark World Cleanup Day

On Saturday, September 20, the Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance (FBRA) once again demonstrated its leadership in Nigeria’s recycling movement.

As the leading Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) platform for the food, beverage, and tobacco sector, FBRA sponsored and mobilised stakeholders across the country to take part in this year’s World Cleanup Day in collaboration with Let’s Do It Nigeria.

In Lagos, the flagship event at Ikosi-Ketu saw FBRA rally staff from member companies, regulators, volunteers, waste collectors, street sweepers and community advocates for an awareness walk and clean-up exercise that cleared over 830kg of post-consumer packaging waste from the bustling fruit market and its environs. The popular BuyBack Initiative lit up the day as residents trooped out to exchange recyclables for food products from FBRA member companies, turning waste recovery into an inclusive, community-driven activity.

“This is more than a symbolic event,” said FBRA’s Executive Director, Agharese Onaghise. “World Cleanup Day is a call to action, and FBRA is proud to lead the charge in building cleaner communities while advancing our mission of responsible waste recovery and the circular economy.”

FBRA’s leadership went beyond Lagos. In partnership with the Recyclers Association of Nigeria (RAN) and Let’s Do It Nigeria, simultaneous clean-ups were held in Abia, Anambra, Abuja, Kaduna, Rivers, Edo, Enugu, Kwara, and Ogun, showing the Alliance’s nationwide reach and impact.

By combining advocacy, infrastructure support, and community engagement, FBRA continues to set the standard for producer responsibility in Nigeria. The event aligns with FBRA’s ongoing commitment to driving circular economy solutions in Nigeria’s food, beverage and tobacco industry.

The Food and Beverage Recycling Alliance is an industry-led producer responsibility organisation focused on the recovery and recycling of post-consumer packaging waste in Nigeria. With forty-seven (47) member companies, including major FMCG brands, recyclers and producers, FBRA works to promote sustainable practices through advocacy, collection, and public education.