 The North East Development Commission has commenced waste management training for 150 youth in Adana state to minimize the negative effects of environmental pollution in the state. The exercise is in collaboration with the state governments aimed at creating jobs for unemployed youth through with recycling. The client training opened the Commissioner of Environment and Natural Resources Development, Shwaibu Aodo, observed that domestic and industrial waste post challenges in the country. He noted that the negative consequences of waste on human health, agriculture and infrastructure cannot be underestimated. He stressed that the modern process of waste management starts with individuals who will reduce reuse and recycle waste for improved hygiene on economy. The rate of waste generation has increased tremendously and unfortunately the method by which the waste is handled is too poor. The increase in waste generation is partly attributed to industrialization and other development activities with negative consequences on human health, agriculture and infrastructure. Thus this training forms part of a series of activities sponsored by NEDC. In order to confront the challenges that were having in this region, it may also interest you to know that similar trainings are ongoing in the other five North Eastern states of Nigeria. Waste disposal as we know is a major contributing factor to a lot of sickness and diseases in our society. However, waste if properly managed can contribute to better health and hygiene of the environment and can also serve as a source of income. The aim of the youth training exercise is to equip the youths with the required tools they need to build and sustain recycling businesses and also train others. We're here to learn about waste management so I'm expecting that at the end of the training I should be able to differentiate between the different types of waste. The ones that can be recycled, the ones that should be trashed and the best way to manage waste and be able to create the world out of it.