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Lagos deploys 220 trucks to boost waste evacuation

From The Punch · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Lagos State will deploy an additional 220 trucks to enhance its waste evacuation capacity.
  • The new trucks will supplement the existing Private Sector Participation (PSP) waste collection system to manage growing waste from population increase.
  • Officials urged residents to cooperate by patronizing PSP operators, properly disposing of waste, and participating in monthly sanitation exercises to maintain a sustainable environment.

Lagos State is set to significantly increase its waste evacuation capacity with the deployment of an additional 220 trucks, according to Deputy Governor Obafemi Hamzat. This initiative follows a recent announcement that the state would soon receive 150 compactor trucks, underscoring a concerted effort to tackle the growing waste management challenge.

The state government will be bringing in another 220 trucks to make sure that we supplement our PSP. What we need our people to also do is to make sure that they patronise their PSP, not the cart pushers, because they are not organised. You don’t know where the waste is ending up.

— Obafemi HamzatExplaining the need for additional trucks and urging residents to use official waste collectors.

The new trucks will serve to supplement the current Private Sector Participation (PSP) waste collection system. Hamzat explained that the influx of people into Lagos, both for living and working, leads to a daily increase in waste generation. These additional vehicles are crucial for responding to this escalating volume and ensuring efficient removal.

Hamzat emphasized the importance of public cooperation, urging residents to patronize the official PSP operators rather than informal cart pushers, whose waste disposal methods are often unorganized and their final destinations unknown. He stressed that proper waste disposal is vital, particularly preventing refuse from entering canals, which can obstruct water flow and exacerbate flooding.

A lot of people are coming to Lagos, and therefore they generate waste. So part of what you can see that we are doing is that we are getting many more trucks to actually go and evacuate.

— Obafemi HamzatAddressing the link between population growth and increased waste generation.

The state government is also encouraging community-led environmental sanitation exercises, aiming for residents to clean their surroundings at least once a month. "We cannot be a people without a healthy environment. It doesn’t matter what we do, a cleaner environment is what makes a city or a state sustainable," Hamzat stated, highlighting the connection between environmental cleanliness and the overall sustainability of the state. Residents are called upon to take personal responsibility for maintaining clean surroundings and utilizing approved waste collection channels.

We cannot be a people without a healthy environment. It doesn’t matter what we do, a cleaner environment is what makes a city or a state sustainable.

— Obafemi HamzatHighlighting the importance of a clean environment for the state's sustainability.
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Originally published by The Punch in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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