LAGOS STATE GOVERNM ENT
LAGOS WASTE
MANAGEMENT
PROGRAMME
By Aduroshakin Babawale
LAGOS STATE
DEMOGRAPHY
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Geographical Area: 3,577 Sq. Km (0.4% of National)
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Population Estimate: 16.86m (27.4% of Country Urban) - UN
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Population Density: 4,193 persons/Sq. Km
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Population Growth Rate: Btw. 6-8% (Nigeria = 2.9%)
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Annual population growth: 600,000 (10 times NYC/LA)
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Projected population 20.19m (2010); 24.5m (2015)
UN-Habitat
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20 Local Government Areas & 37 Local Council Dev Area
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Number of Communities: 2,600
– Source:
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LAGOS WASTE
Average waste generation in the State is 0.55kg/person/day.
 The three landfill sites rate records puts the collected and
received waste at an average of 5000-6000 tons per day,
 the total tonnage generated is put at an average of 9,000
metric tons per day considering the projected generation
rate for the 12 million resident population and 4 million
transit population,.
 The waste generation pattern however varies with income
levels and population.
 Different categories of waste sources: Domestic/household,
Commercial/market, Institutional, Street Sweepings,
Medical/Healthcare, Industrial, Hazardous, and Special
waste (sewage sludge etc)
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LAGOS WASTE
PERCENTAGE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION OF WASTE STREAM
Fines
10%
Putrescibles
4%
Vegetables
50%
Textiles
6%
Metals
10%
Plastics
6%
Glass
8%
Paper
6%
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LAGOS WENT THROUGH FIVE PERIODS
1995-1997: Community based collection (Cart
Pushers)
 1997-2003: Privatization
 2004-2007: Modified Privatization
 2007-2009: Area differentiation
 2009 to date: Area differentiation/Modified
Privatization
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WASTE MANAGEMENT (1997-2003)
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WASTE MANAGEMENT (1997-2003)
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WASTE MANAGEMENT (1997-2003)
ADOPTED SOLUTION
 Introduction of Private Sector Participation (PSP) for
domestic refuse collection and transportation.
 Appointment of Local authority as programme managers.
PROBLEMS WITH ADOPTED SOLUTION
 The non payment of service charge by service clients due to
direct collection of fees by refuse operators
 Non enforcement of defaulters encouraged very low
patronage/Use of cart pusher-dump at illegal dumpsite
 Distance to the available dumpsite/non functioning
dumpsite-turn around time
 Weak political will to review the Environmental Sanitation
law & LAWMA waste management law & waste issues
WHAT TO CHANGE
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 A review of the identified problems
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WASTE MANAGEMENT (2004-2007)
MODIFIED PRIVATIZATION
CHANGE THE ADOPTED PROCESS
Review existing programme by introducing PSP operator
with adequate capacity to handle waste, revenue collector
and appointment of designated banks for payment of waste
charges
 Upgrade the existing dumpsite
 Establishment of complain centre, monitoring, enforcement
and compliance section. Advocacy & mobile court
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PROBLEMS
 Accessibility to collection point by waste operator truck and delay
in collection schedule
 Some communities failure to sign the logbook-not supportive of the
programme-initial resistance to stipulated fees (further review with
the communities)
 Use of rickety trucks by some waste operators
 Delay in bill distribution/irregular reconciliation of payment made
in the previous bill
 Long turn around time at the dumpsites especially during raining
season.
 Enforcement of defaulters
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THE KAI BRIGADE: ENVIRONMENTAL
SANITATION POLICE
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WASTE MANAGEMENT (2007-2009)
AREA DIFFERENTIATION – USE OF WASTE TRUCK ADAPTABLE TO AREAS AND
PAYMENT WITH RESPECT TO ECONOMIC GROUPS
ECONOMIC GROUPS
PREDOMINANT ZONES
STRATEGY
High Income
South East (V. I, Ikoyi etc)
Franchising
High Medium
North Central (Ikeja GRA etc.)
Concession/Franchising
Medium
South Central (Surulere etc.)
Low Medium
North East (Somolu etc.)
Low Income
West (Ajegunle, Alimosho, Ojo Contracting/Open
etc)
Collection/Pre - collection
Ditto
Contracting/Franchising
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DUMPSITES OPERATION PAST &
PRESENT
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OLD & NEW WASTE COLLECTION TRUCKS
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The use of compactor trucks
and, skip trucks to cart away
refuse from source of
generation is mandatory for
both the State government
operation and the PSP
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operation in the State.
ALTERNATIVE WASTE TREATMENT
FACILITIES
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CONVERSION OF OLD FACILITY TO
ADAPTABLE USE
► The
Conversion
of one of the
moribund
incinerator
plant to a
transfer
loading
station (an
adaptable
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facility)
HOUSEHOLD BIN & COMMERCIAL
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WASTE MANAGEMENT (2009-TILL
DATE)
NOW AND TOMORROW
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Updated road map, commitment to policy implementation and ensure
sustainable relationship with policy maker
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Construction of two Sanitary landfill sites at the State outskirt (Epe and
Badagry)
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Construction of more Transfer loading STATION/MRF within the city
to reduce distance travel by collector
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Promote the conversion of waste to useful resource material-energy,
compost etc
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Carry out waste characterization study to determine the reguired and
adaptable waste conversion facilities
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Service Client base payment initiative
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Community based enforcement and monitoring initiative programme
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Continue beautification of cleared illegal dumpsites
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Provision of Public conveniences
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OLD AND NEW OSHODI
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EKO O NI BAJE
THANK YOU
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