Why Dirty Full Lagos Streets, LAWMA Blame Population

By: Esther Ayoola

Say Dorti don full everywia for streets for Lagos, business areas, making pipo to fear for dia lives.

According to Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA say di mata no be only about truck or workers, but also pipo behaviour and how residents dey handle dia waste.

LAWMA boss, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, Lagos get about 27 million pipo and each person dey produce about half kilo of waste every day, meaning over 13,000 tonnes daily.

He add say, Na only about 450 private waste operators dey handle collection for different wards, but population growth and high cost don put di system under serious pressure.