By Bisola Adeyemo
The Managing Director/CEO of Lagos State Waste Management Agency (LAWMA), Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni has advised that Lagos island get a waste bin to properly package their waste.
Odumboni, advised during a stakeholder meeting on Tuesday, organised by LAWMA, at Lagos Island West Local Government, Iso, Onigari.
He said the lack of waste in every household has encouraged indiscriminate dumping of waste in illegal locations, particularly on drainages and gutters.
He also said waste bins in every home would prevent litter which is a common sight on Lagos Island and enable easy evacuation.
The LAWMA helmsman said: “The problem with waste management on the island here is non availability of waste bins in households. If you have waste bins, you can properly containerize your waste and there will be no litters everywhere. It will make evacuation easy and everywhere will be clean. Lagos Island cannot be left this way, we have to make a change.”
He said it was not mandatory to purchase LAWMA bins, but just ensure they have any bin to properly package their waste.
In his response, the council chairman, Hon. Tijani Adetoyese Olusi, represented by his vice, Hon. Mohammed Eshinloken, hinted of the recruitment of youths as drainage guards to clear the drainage channels around the Island, adding that it was a way of empowering the youths and keeping the environment clean.
We have recruited youths here as drainage guards to clear our gutters. This will help to frequently desilt the drainage channels and improve our environment. We are also appealing to the government to help find a lasting solution to environmental pollution,” he concluded.
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