Olusosun landfill: LAWMA repairs access road to tackle waste crisis

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has undertaken repairs on a major access road, Road E and its E2 platforms, at the Olusosun Landfill in Ojota. This initiative is part of broader efforts to enhance waste disposal efficiency and manage the accumulating refuse throughout Lagos State.

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We’re here today at the Olusosun Landfill. What has been achieved today is the repair of Road E and two of the platforms on a corporate social responsibility basis by ZoomLion Nigeria Limited.

Muyiwa Gbadegesin, LAWMA's Managing Director, announced the completion of the repairs on Tuesday during an inspection. The project was executed by ZoomLion Nigeria Limited as a corporate social responsibility initiative. Gbadegesin noted that these improvements will facilitate better access to the landfill and support ongoing waste management activities.

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We announced that we were winding down activities, but the site has not been closed. What we’ve done here is reclaim a portion so that we can continue disposing of waste as we gradually phase out operations.

Addressing public speculation, Gbadegesin clarified that the Olusosun landfill has not been shut down. Instead, operations are being gradually phased out while simultaneously reclaiming space to ensure continued waste disposal. "We announced that we were winding down activities, but the site has not been closed. What we've done here is reclaim a portion so that we can continue disposing of waste as we gradually phase out operations," he stated.

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A lot of the challenge is also our behaviour as a people. If residents do not pay their PSP operators on time, how are they expected to buy diesel, maintain their trucks and pay their workers?

Gbadegesin also highlighted that waste management challenges stem not only from disposal site access but also from public habits and the failure of some residents to pay Private Sector Participant (PSP) operators. He urged residents to adopt proper waste disposal practices and report any delays in collection directly to LAWMA. The state government is investing in transfer loading stations, material recovery facilities, and waste-to-energy plants to bolster waste management infrastructure for the growing population.

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Lagos will be free from dirt when Lagosians decide that Lagos will be free from dirt. If everyone stops dumping refuse on the roadside and hands it over to their PSP operators, then we won’t have this problem.