The initiative is designed to encourage Nigerians to return old or unused electronics for responsible recycling, while raising awareness about the environmental and health risks of improper e-waste disposal.

With millions of electronic devices reaching end-of-life every year, e-waste has become one of the fastest-growing waste streams in the world.

Earth Day 2025 challenges us to harness our collective power—governments, businesses, and individuals—to transition toward renewable energy and responsible waste practices.

LG is answering that call by making it easier for customers to recycle, and by working with Hinckley Recycling to ensure that every returned product is safely and ethically processed using internationally certified methods.

“This initiative isn’t just about electronics—it’s about empowering people to be part of the climate solution,” said Mr. Paul Mba, corporate marketing manager, LG Electronics, Nigeria. Every year, tons of electronic waste—TVs, refrigerators, phones, and other gadgets—end up in landfills, harming the environment and human health. Many of these items contain materials that, if not properly handled, can pollute the air, water, and soil. That’s where this partnership comes in. Together with Hinckley Recycling, we’re giving Nigerians the opportunity to take meaningful action for the planet, starting with their own homes.”

Customers enthusiastically participated in the e-waste drive by dropping off their old, unused, or damaged electronics—ranging from televisions and refrigerators to microwaves, washing machines, air conditioners, and mobile phones—at designated Hinckley Recycling collection centres across Lagos.

These centres, set up to ensure ease and accessibility, became hubs of environmental action as households and businesses alike took the opportunity to declutter responsibly, while contributing to a cleaner, greener Nigeria.

Each item returned marked a personal commitment to sustainability, helping to divert harmful waste from landfills and ensuring that valuable materials could be safely recovered, reused, or recycled.”

“We’re proud to collaborate with LG on this impactful Earth Day campaign,” said Mr. Adrian Clews, managing director, Hinckley Group. “Our shared vision for a cleaner Nigeria is not just about what we collect—it’s about how we inspire the next generation to protect their environment.”

“Today’s young people aren’t just inheriting environmental challenges – they’re actively creating solutions,” said Mr. Bharat Kumar Kundra, Youth Champion and Change Catalyst at UNICEF.

“This partnership between LG Electronics and Hinckley Recycling represents exactly the kind of corporate initiative that resonates with youth. In my work across developing nations, I’ve seen how young people become powerful advocates for change when given the right tools and platforms. Nigeria’s youth population, with its energy and digital fluency, has the potential to transform this e-waste initiative into a nationwide movement. By connecting environmental responsibility with technology – something young people deeply understand – we’re not just managing waste; we’re cultivating the next generation of environmental leaders.” Bharat affirmed

By driving community participation and highlighting the value of circular economy practices, LG not only reduced environmental impact but also set a leading example for corporate responsibility in Africa and beyond.

Through “Recycle Today, Restore Tomorrow,” LG is showing that the path to innovation is also the path to restoration.

As Earth Day reminds us, the power to change the planet lies in our hands. And this April, LG is showing the world how that power can be used—one recycled device at a time.

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Professor Charlotte Watts, the UK’s Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office’s Chief Scientific Adviser and Director for Research and Evidence, arrived in Nigeria this week to see, firsthand, UK supported projects that are helping to strengthen Nigeria’s science, tech, and innovation ecosystem.

During her visit, Professor Watts met with project stakeholders, innovators, and partners in Lagos and Abuja, to explore the transformative impact of these projects on economic growth, job creation, and societal challenges in Nigeria.

In Lagos, she visited the University of Lagos and Hinckley Recycling, beneficiaries of the UK-Africa Technology and Innovation Partnerships (ATIP) programme, funded by the Research and Evidence Directorate.

Hinckley Recycling, a UK e-waste recycling facility that developed second-life solutions for lithium-ion batteries.

While on site, Professor Watts reiterated the UK’s commitment to delivering on net zero in the UK and to work with Nigeria through companies such as the Hickley Recycling to save the environment while empowering livelihoods with clean energy to power their businesses.

She also met with Creative ecosystem stakeholders cutting across music, film and movies, content creation to discuss an ongoing study on Nigeria’s creative landscape commissioned with Evidence Fund by the West Africa Research and Innovation Hub (WARIH).

In Abuja, she met with Uche Nnaji, Nigeria’s minister of Science, Technology & Innovation, to hear about the Nigeria Government’s plans to develop a domestically funded Science Granting Council and met with Dr Abdu Mukhtar, the National Coordinator of the Presidential Initiative for Unlocking the Healthcare Value chain (PVAC).

Professor Watts’ visit highlights the UK’s commitment to strengthening partnerships in innovation, research, and development to deliver shared prosperity and tackle global issues and underscores the importance of the UK’s collaboration with Nigeria to promote innovation and research as drivers of sustainable development and economic growth.

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During the four-day visit, the High Commissioner met with Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, engaging in discussions focused on enhancing economic ties, driving investments, prosperity opportunities and future priorities that could be beneficial to the states and the UK.

A key highlight of the visit to Ogun State was the announcement by UK company, Hinckley Recycling, that they are establishing a new battery recycling facility in the state, using UK-patented technology. Hinckley’s $5m investment will create Africa’s first lithium-ion and lead acid battery recycling and treatment plant.

In Lagos, Dr. Montgomery met with Chief Emeka Anyaoku, and some business leaders in Nigeria including the CEOs of Airtel Nigeria, Standard Chartered, Nigeria Helios Investment Partners, Afrinvest and KPMG West Africa.

At the end of the visit, the British High Commissioner, Dr. Richard Montgomery, said:

“My visit to Lagos and Ogun States has reinforced the strong ties between our two great countries.

“Both states are key to boosting Nigeria’s economic prosperity and the UK is committed to driving that growth, promoting trade and supporting their developments.”

On the $5 million investment to establish Nigeria’s first battery recycling facility in Ogun State, he said:

“It is fantastic that Hinckley Recycling is establishing the first lithium-ion and lead-acid battery recycling facility in Nigeria, creating a new high-value export industry in Ogun State and 100 new direct jobs. Congratulations to the Commissioners and to OgunInvest who worked with Hinckley to make this ground-breaking project a reality.

“The UK fully supports His Excellency Governor Abiodun’s mission to bring new investment and new jobs into Ogun State. The UK Government’s development finance bank British International Investment invested $15 million into Valency International in Ogun State last year, and the UK’s Manufacturing Africa programme is supporting four other companies in Ogun to raise capital and expand their production facilities.”

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