The LAWMA boss noted that it is wrong for a compound of several houses to have just one waste bin.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has warned it would prosecute any household that does not have a waste bin from October 1.
Managing Director of LAWMA, Ibrahim Odumboni said this at a news conference on Wednesday.
”If you don’t have a (waste) bin from October 1, you may be prosecuted,” Odumboni said.
The LAWMA boss noted that it is wrong for a compound of several houses to have just one waste bin.
According to him, sanitary officers will go round from house to house to advocate on the importance of adopting a waste bin and sorting of wastes.
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He said that the agency was working on the creation of Transfer Loading Stations (TLS) in all the local government areas of the state, for fast and smooth evacuation of waste around the metropolis.
The agency has also proposed a 50 per cent increase in waste bill across board for Lagos residents.
Odumboni said that the price increase was due to the high cost of operation by the Private Sector Participants (PSP) operators.
According to him, the cost of diesel used by PSP operators increased from N278 per litre in January to about N875, representing 300 per cent increment.
”We are in the process of having an extensive pricing review for PSP services offered to the households knowing fully well the economic reality.
”Also we are not introducing any change that will turn away consumers of our product.
”While the high cost is about 300 per cent, we are proposing 50 per cent increase across board,” the LAWMA boss said.