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Lagos Commences Rapid Waste Recycling, as Sanwo-Olu Launches Initiative

5Sep

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Lagos Commences Rapid Waste Recycling, as Sanwo-Olu Launches Initiative

Lagos State Government on Thursday introduced a new culture of waste disposal and management with the launch of Blue Box Initiative aimed at achieving greener city and wealth generation. The initiative was launched by the governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu at Simpson Transfer Loading Station on Lagos Island. Saying it is a component of the health and environmental regeneration agenda of his administration. The Governor, who described the programme as a fulfillment of his campaign promise, said Lagos could no longer depend on unprofitable waste management system. He said his administration was determined to create wealth out of the 10,000 metric tons of waste daily generated in the state through recycling technique that would also create direct and indirect jobs in the value chains. He s...

Lagos to Boost Capacity of PSP Waste Operators to Procure Equipment, Says Bello

Lagos State Government on Monday emphasized its readiness to boost the capacity of Private Sector Participation (PSP) waste operators in the state through the provision of equipment to increase their capacity with soft loans. The resolve of the state was disclosed by the Commissioner for The Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tunji Bello while addressing the management staffers when he resumed for work at the ministry’s headquarters, Alausa. According to Mr Bello, the Governor , Mr Babajide Sanwo- Olu is committed to providing capacity to the PSP operators in the state towards ensuring that they partner the state in carting away generated refuse. He said part of the policy thrust of the present administration is to engage in waste sorting and buy back towards reducing the amount ...

Eid-el- Kabir: LAWMA Urges Lagosians on Proper Waste Disposal

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) on Wednesday urged residents to properly dispose of their domestic wastes during and after the forth-coming Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. The Assistant Director, Public Affairs of LAWMA, Mrs. Folashade Kadiri, disclosed this in a statement that adequate measures had been put in place to ensure that the celebration was observed in a filth-free environment, as waste evacuators have been mandated to work round the clock to clean up the city. The statement noted LAWMA’s resolve to stamp out all forms of improper waste disposal in the metropolis, which has resulted in environmental degradation, calling on residents to patronize only their assigned PSP operators. According to Mrs. Kadiri, toll-free lines had been made available to the public, f...