The Lagos State Government has unveiled a plan to introduce smart bins in homes and businesses, leveraging technology to optimize waste management and promote a cleaner environment.
According to a statement issued on Sunday by Muyiwa Gbadegesin, the Managing Director and CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority.
Muyiwa Gbadegesin disclosed that the Highway Sanitation Unit and Marine Waste and Vegetal Control Unit have been working together to conduct thorough cleanups along the Ajah-Jubilee Bridge to Abraham Adesanya Roundabout corridor.
“This deep clean exercise will continue to Sangotedo and Awoyaya along the newly re-constructed Lekki-Epe Expressway.
Simultaneously, our Monitoring and Compliance Unit, working with @LAGESCOfficial has begun an enforcement exercise to remove illegal roadside traders, arrest cart-pushers, and ensure that the numerous business outlets along the highway containerise their waste and enroll with PSP operators.
“We are also introducing the new smart bins as the preferred waste bin for households and businesses because it enables us to monitor the efficiency of PSP operators.
“We are enforcing a #ZeroTolerance policy for environmental offences,” he wrote on X, adding that the state would not tolerate dumping of waste on the streets, highways, and drainage channels.
In April, LAWMA cleared a heap of waste in a drainage located opposite Adebola Idowu Street in the Kosofe Local Government Area of the state.
The move by LAWMA followed by drawing attention to the situation.
Sade Kadiri, the Director of Public Affairs, LAWMA, encouraged residents to understand how to manage their waste, stating that mismanagement of waste could have negative consequences, including flooding, sicknesses, and diseases.
