Lagos Don Ban Cart Pushers Wey Dey Collect Waste

Di Lagos State Goment don put ban for all di cart pushers wey dey collect waste for di state, na wetin Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab yarn. Wahab talk say di state don sign agreement with one company wey go dey turn about 4,000 tons of Lagos daily waste into compost fertilizer, wey go help create wealth for di people. He talk say Lagos don replace di banned cart pushers with one organized waste system wey go make di whole process better and clean. According to am, di ban na part of di state waste management plan to make sure say waste dey properly collect and dispose through one correct timetable. Wahab still talk say e no good to just ban dem, but make people sabi wetin go replace dem, so di plan no go scatter.

Di commissioner still yarn say goment don dey fight open waste dumping for some areas of Lagos and dem dey bring new ideas wey go help manage di plenty dirt wey di city dey produce every day. Wahab talk say most of di waste for Lagos fit turn to compost, and na why dem sign agreement with one company wey dem call Zoom Lion to convert about 55% of di waste to compost fertilizer, while di rest go turn recyclable materials. He add say di landfills wey don spoil environment, goment go soon shut dem down because Lagos dey move to a more sustainable and better waste management system. Wahab talk say di plan na long-term one, and e show say Lagos don dey reason ahead, because di old waste management way no fit work again for today’s world.