Lagos Seal Three Fresh Deals To Turn Dirty Waste To Big Money

Di Lagos State government don show say e serious to take waste management to next level as dem sign three MoUs with big companies. For di 11th Lagos International Climate Change Summit wey hold for Continental Hotel, Victoria Island, di Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, talk say dem wan move from di old “pick and dump” system go sustainable waste-to-wealth model. Di new deals go reduce how much waste dey landfills. One company, HAK Waste Limited, wan set up circular system to recycle beverage containers with deposit refund plan under Extended Producer’s Responsibility Mechanism (EPRM), wey go create packaging circularity ecosystem. Another, Haggai Logistics Limited, wan build world-class tyre recycling plant wey go process end-of-life tyres with automated tech. Di third, Mondo 4 Africa, go convert non-recyclable plastics into sustainable fuel and other valuable resources using eco-friendly tech.

Wahab yarn say di government dey also push public to dey sort waste from di source, make dem see waste as resource and not refuse, and dey tackle financial and environmental wahala as Lagos be coastal state. LAWMA MD, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, talk say di initiative dey part of effort to improve environmental sustainability and no be only government fit handle di daily waste load, na why private sector need join. Di company executives appreciate di move and promise to support Lagos to achieve waste-to-wealth goals. Di event still get Special Adviser on Environment, Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu; Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Dr Omobolaji Gaji; Permanent Secretary, Office of Drainage Services, Mahamood Adegbite; and LAWMA Finance Executive Director, Kunle Adebiyi, among others.