The Lagos Waste Administration Authority (LAWMA) has reiterated its dedication to reaching zero waste in Lagos State, aligning with world efforts at minimising waste era and maximising useful resource restoration.
Commenting on the Worldwide Zero Waste Day, themed, “In direction of zero waste in trend and textiles”, the Managing Director/CEO of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, said that the occasion underscored the pressing want for sustainable waste administration practices, noting that LAWMA had continued to implement revolutionary methods, geared toward lowering landfill dependence, rising recycling charges, and selling accountable waste disposal amongst residents.
He stated: “The Worldwide Zero Waste Day reminds us of our collective accountability to guard the atmosphere by adopting sustainable waste administration practices. At LAWMA, we’re totally dedicated to implementing insurance policies and applications that help zero waste rules, together with waste sorting, recycling, and waste-to-energy initiatives. Nonetheless, for these efforts to achieve success, each Lagosian should take possession of their function in guaranteeing correct waste disposal and environmental accountability.”
Gbadegesin highlighted a few of LAWMA’s key initiatives in its zero-waste efforts, together with the growth of the Lagos Recycle initiative, the promotion of round economic system practices, and enhanced enforcement of environmental legal guidelines.
“Over time, now we have intensified our recycling applications to make sure that a good portion of waste generated in Lagos is diverted from landfills. By our partnerships with recycling corporations and the implementation of the ‘Undertake-a-Bin’ program, we’re actively encouraging waste sorting and selling a tradition of recycling amongst households and companies,” he stated.
Consistent with this 12 months’s theme, Gbadegesin introduced that LAWMA can be taking decisive steps to handle the environmental impression of textile waste, revealing that textile waste constituted roughly 8% of the 13,000 tonnes of waste generated day by day in Lagos.
“LAWMA plans to ban textile waste from all landfills within the state. We will likely be collaborating with Tejuosho Market in Yaba to gather textile waste for switch to recycling corporations. Along with that, college students on the LAWMA Academy are being skilled to upcycle textile waste into sensible merchandise, selling sustainable practices and creating {economic} alternatives for residents”, he pressured.
The LAWMA boss additionally disclosed that the Authority had continued to increase its Waste-to-Wealth applications, the place natural waste was transformed into compost and different helpful by-products, stressing that LAWMA would proceed to advertise waste recycling to make sure that extra waste supplies are repurposed, thereby creating {economic} alternatives for residents.
“We now have seen outstanding progress in our waste conversion efforts. Natural waste, which kinds a major proportion of our whole waste, is being processed into compost for agricultural use. Equally, our collaborations with the non-public sector have facilitated the recycling of plastic waste, aluminum cans, and glass supplies, additional strengthening the round economic system in Lagos,” he added.
Talking additional, he stated the Authority’s marine waste crew had intensified efforts to clear waste from Lagos’ waterways, with ongoing cleanup operations alongside the shoreline and drainage channels, notably at 5 Cowries Creek and different flood-prone areas.
Reaffirming LAWMA’s zero-tolerance coverage on environmental infractions, he urged Lagosians to help the state’s zero-waste imaginative and prescient by complying with waste administration legal guidelines, embracing recycling, and guaranteeing correct waste disposal via assigned PSP operators, including that group participation remained a key consider sustaining a cleaner and more healthy Lagos.
For inquiries, complaints, or additional updates, please contact LAWMA via the toll-free numbers: 080000LAWMA (08000052962), 07080601020, and 617, or ship an electronic mail to [email protected].
Kadiri, Folashade (Mrs.)
Director, Public Affairs
