In
the wake of recent restructuring of the waste management system in Lagos state,
the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI)
has commenced the allocation of bins to residences in Lagos State to ensure
each building gets a dedicated waste bin for proper disposal of waste, reports NaijaAgroNet.
The
bin, NaijaAgroNet gathered, is a
240-liter or 1,100 liter green receptacle with an orange lid, which is
currently being deployed to houses across Lagos.
NaijaAgroNet also gathered that the
exercise kicked off recently with targets to deliver 20,000 bins in two months beginning from Agege
and Ikoyi areas of Lagos State with allocation based on property size, number
of occupants and other factors.
CLI
affirmed that the bins, which have been electronically tagged to facilitate
prompt collection of waste and reduce incidences of theft and waste spillover, would
eventually get to all houses in the state. Residents are expected to dispose
their waste in the bins, which will be emptied regularly by Vision scape
Sanitation, the Waste Collection Operator charged with residential waste
collection.
The
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Mr. Abiodun Bamigboye, reassured
Lagosians that the various waste challenges they were concerned about would be
effectively tackled by the Cleaner Lagos Initiative.
“Well-equipped
and trained workers known as Community Sanitation Workers (CSWs) have been
deployed, bins are currently going around to every house and fleets of vehicles
suitable for specific purpose are on ground to deliver the task,” Bamigboye
said.
Isaac Oyimah/GEE
