The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has disclosed plans to permanently shut down the Olusosun and Solous dumpsites, as well as clamp down on non-performing Private Sector Participation (PSP) operators in the state.
The LAWMA Managing Director, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this during a visit to reporters at the Lagos office.
Gbadegesin said the state government had approved the construction of transfer loading stations and material recovery facilities, which are expected to be launched in 18 months.
This, he said, is part of efforts to boost waste infrastructure in the state.
“In the area of infrastructure, which is the hardware, the Lagos State House of Assembly has ratified the building of two transfer loading stations and material recovery facilities, which will enable us to close the Olusosun and Solous landfills in Lagos.
“We are very excited about this development. Once they break ground in the next few days, the work is expected to be completed in the next 18 months.
“The facility will give us the capacity to treat and dispose of 4,000 tonnes of waste daily in Lagos State,” he said.
He also said the agency would liaise with the House of Assembly for the review of the Environmental Management and Protection Laws of 2017.
“In the area of the operating system, we want to liaise with the House of Assembly for the review of the Environmental Management and Protection Laws of 2017, which is a long-required amendment.
“The amendment is going to take about six months.
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“Following that, we are going to reform the PSP system. It is going to be a positive reform.
“This is because we are going to ensure that PSP operators who are working and are high performers, according to the records, are given the necessary support to upgrade their fleet.
“This upgrade will enable the serious PSP operators to enhance their services. The unserious PSP operators who are not working and are giving us issues will be removed from the system,” Gbadegesin said.
He said a total of 27 unserious PSP operators were removed from the system in 2025 for underperformance.
“Last year, we removed 27 unserious PSP operators from our system, and this year we already have 22 PSP operators who are on their last warning.
“We stress here that we will not protect any PSP operator that is not doing what they should be doing.
“We are sounding a note of warning to them that enough is enough. Dumpsites are good and they are accessible, so there is no more excuse.
“We have some PSP operators that are doing up to 50 trips a day, carrying waste from across Lagos to different dumpsites, while we have some that do only four or five trips a day.
“How do we then reconcile that? If there’s a PSP operator conforming so well and the others are not conforming well, that means there’s an issue—they should come to us at LAWMA and resolve it,” he said.
The LAWMA boss also disclosed improvements and expansion of its customer service to resolve complaints from Lagos residents regarding waste management.
“We have also expanded and improved our customer service so that if there are complaints from residents, they can easily reach us on our toll-free numbers, by email, and even via our social media handles.
“If you make your complaint on social media, we are not ashamed to respond to you and resolve the issue on social media,” he said.
