LAWMA, community leaders collaborate on waste disposal
14 June 2022 |
2:43 am
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), yesterday, reiterated its commitment to stamp out all forms of indiscriminate waste disposal in the state, by collaborating with various stakeholders
[FILES] LAWMA officials clearing heaps of refuse at First Gate Bus Stop, Tin Can Island Port along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, yesterday
Igando-Ikotun residents tasked with waste policing
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), yesterday, reiterated its commitment to stamp out all forms of indiscriminate waste disposal in the state, by collaborating with various stakeholders, especially community leaders.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, who disclosed this yesterday, stressed that the Authority had improved on waste policing activities across various communities, by strategically positioning personnel on the ground, to monitor the environment.
He stressed that the task of achieving a cleaner and liveable environment is one that requires the involvement of all stakeholders, hence the Authority is working with community leaders to stamp out improper waste disposal, which has exposed the environment and people to various hazards.
According to Odumboni, LAWMA’s enforcement team had embarked on a comprehensive statewide campaign, to arrest and prosecute those bent on causing environmental degradation in the metropolis, and derailing efforts of the Authority.
He said: “Our enforcement team has been made visible across various communities. They ensure total compliance with environmental laws of the state, arresting defaulters and outlawed cart pushers in the process. Business facilities known to have contravened the laws are also being sealed off, to serve as a deterrent to others.”
The LAWMA boss also charged Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area, with community waste policing, for a clean and sustainable environment, while urging residents of the area to imbibe positive attitude change towards their surroundings.
He stated that community waste policing would create employment opportunities for the youths in the council, and would also forestall indiscriminate dumping of waste on roads, medians and other unauthorised locations, as the youths monitored identified black spots across the council area.
Community waste policing, he said, is a sure way to sustain good waste management.
He called on residents to cooperate with the Authority by bagging and containerising their waste, as well as patronising assigned PSP operators, whose job is to evacuate waste generated by tenements, stressing the task of keeping the environment clean is a collective one.
“It is also a means of youth empowerment and revenue generation. So I urge the council lawmakers to examine their bylaws and do the needful,” he added.
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