Lagos waste heaps to disappear soon, assures LAWMA boss

Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has assured residents that the significant waste backlog across the state will soon be cleared. This promise comes as LAWMA commissioned rehabilitated roads and new disposal platforms at the Olusosun Disposal Facility in Ojota.

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We announced that we’re winding down activities at the site and that we have a timeline. If you recall, we said 18 months from the time that we did groundbreaking on construction of the transfer loading station. What we’ve done here is to reclaim a portion so that we can have somewhere to dispose as we wind down the activity.

Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, LAWMA's Managing Director, stated that the project is a strategic intervention to eliminate operational bottlenecks, improve access within the facility, and enhance waste evacuation efficiency. He explained that reclaiming a portion of the site allows for disposal as activities are wound down, enabling the clearing of waste accumulated on roads.

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So, by opening this place, we’ve created more space. Over the next few days there won’t be refuse on our roads.

"Over the next few days there won’t be refuse on our roads," Gbadegesin announced. He emphasized that achieving a cleaner Lagos is a collective effort, urging citizens to stop dumping waste indiscriminately and instead utilize assigned Public Sector Participant (PSP) operators. Residents experiencing collection delays are encouraged to contact LAWMA directly.

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However, Lagos will be free from dirt when Lagosians decide that Lagos will be free from dirt. It is collective. If everyone in Lagos decides today that there’s not going to be waste on the road again, and then we won’t have a problem. But now, some people have decided that they will put their waste on the road, on the median, instead of giving it to the PSP operator, instead of waiting for the PSP operator.

Gbadegesin reaffirmed LAWMA's commitment to improving waste management services. He called on residents to support government efforts by promptly paying for waste collection and avoiding illegal dumping. The authority aims to ensure a cleaner environment through these combined efforts.

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And we’ve also said if you have any delay, reach out to LAWMA. If you have delay in your collection, call LAWMA directly.