 In one of its most inspired moments, the United Nations decided to set aside June 5th annually for reflection on the environmental state of reform. The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with critical stakeholders have developed a national strategy for the phasing out of non-bound degradable plastics. The Ministry has also developed a national plastic waste recycling programme involving the establishment of plastic waste recycling plans across the country. Nigeria is in a good place to lead Africa and indeed the world in beating plastic pollution. There is no need to reinvent the wheel, there are a good number of effective initiatives already that we are considering as we develop policies.