Lagos says waste trucks move faster at Olusosun after dumpsite upgrade

Waste trucks are spending less time waiting to discharge at the Olusosun dumpsite in Lagos after the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) extended and stabilised one of its tipping platforms, the agency said on Tuesday.

LAWMA's Executive Director, Finance, Kunle Adebiyi, said the upgrade to the E1 tipping platform has made waste discharge more efficient and cut the time compactors spend waiting, because waste now leaves the site faster.

For residents, the agency says the faster turnaround means it can clear the backlog of waste that has built up and tackle black spots — the spots around the state where refuse piles up — more quickly.

Dumping on road medians still a problem

Adebiyi, however, said the agency is worried that people are still dumping refuse anywhere, and that rubbish is reappearing in places LAWMA had already cleared.

He said such dumping works against the sanitation efforts now under way, and asked residents to stop dropping refuse on road medians and other unauthorised spots, especially in areas the agency has recently cleaned.

Instead, he urged households to use the Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators assigned to their areas for proper collection and disposal.

Adebiyi said keeping Lagos clean is a shared responsibility and called on residents to back the agency's efforts by disposing of waste responsibly.

He added that LAWMA remains committed to running its operations more efficiently and improving waste evacuation across the state for a cleaner, healthier Lagos.

What happens next

LAWMA says it will keep strengthening its operations and clearing waste across Lagos. Residents who want their refuse collected properly should contact the PSP operator assigned to their area rather than dump it on the road.