Police crack down on illegal sites destroying beverage bottles, crates in Anambra
The Beer Sectoral Group (BSG), a member of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, haas stormed some factories in Anambra State and its environs,
The Beer Sectoral Group (BSG), a member of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, in collaboration with the Nigeria Police Force, haas stormed some factories in Anambra State and its environs, apprehending some persons for destroying returnable packaging materials, including glass bottles and plastic crates belonging to various beverage manufacturing companies.
The Executive Secretary, BSG, Abiola Laseinde, explained that they were working with the police on the crack down on illegal disposal, theft, and unauthorised recycling of its returnable packaging materials, notably returnable glass bottles and plastic crates.
Laseinde noted that the owners of these factories were involved in destroying returnable packaging materials for reuse, thereby causing the businesses to lose millions of naira in investments.
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She stated that the group had engaged relevant security and regulatory authorities through formal petitions and intelligence-sharing, seeking lawful intervention to curb the illegal practices, recover company assets, and dismantle unauthorised recycling operations.
According to her, the group identified multiple locations in the Southeast where they crush our bottles and crates for resale as raw materials.
She added that investigations had revealed that significant quantities were being diverted from legitimate channels into informal recycling networks.
She also said, in several instances, bottles were deliberately broken and crates were intentionally shredded for sale as raw materials, undermining the beverage companies’ circular packaging model.
