Experts have planned to deliberate on effective approaches to address waste management challenges in Lagos State, at the Property & Environment Writers’ Association (PEWAN) forum in the state.

The forum, with the theme: “Waste Management: Challenges, Policy Framework and Solution for Sustainable Megacity,” will be held at NECA House, Alausa, Ikeja, on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, at 10:00 a.m.

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, and President, Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria, Olugbenga Adebola, among others, are expected as speakers at the event.

Gbadegesin will speak on “Managing the Waste of 22 million Lagos Residents: From Linear Disposal to a Circular Economy—Role of PSP Operators and Other Waste Managers.”

However, LAWMA is planning to implement a 10-year-technology-driven waste management programme under the T.H.E.M.E.S + agenda (Health and Environment pillar), transitioning from conventional dumpsites to Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) and upgrading Transfer Loading Stations (TLS).

The agency has recently announced plans to deploy at least 100 CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) compactor trucks this year to enhance cleaner, eco-friendly collection using smart bins (RFID).

It has also launched a ‘Trash for Cash’ initiative that encourages residents to recycle and reduce landfill waste, thereby increasing recycling rates. These and other critical areas will form part of the insights from the regulator at the forum.

The speakers are expected to explore various challenges confronting waste management in the Lagos metropolis, particularly PSP operations.

It is also expected that the forum will explore solutions ranging from expanded recycling to waste-to-energy initiatives, and examine what regulators and operators are doing to achieve a clean city through actionable policy, sustained investment, and, above all, a shift in public behaviour.

PEWAN Chairman, Okwy Iroegbu-Chikezie, noted that for a megacity already straining under its own success, how the state manages its waste may ultimately determine its health, longevity, and economic resilience.

“It is in view of this development that our association deemed it crucial to bring together critical stakeholders in the waste management ecosystem to discuss and proffer solutions to waste management challenges,” she said.

She said the forum would help educate and raise awareness of the government’s initiatives to ensure a cleaner, more sustainable environment in Lagos State.