The Visionscape Sanitation Solution and the Waste Collection Operators (WCOs), otherwise known as PSP operators have agreed to work together to achieve a cleaner, healthier and safer Lagos.

The resolution was made at a meeting facilitated by the Commissioner for the Environment, Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti, in his Office at Alausa on Thursday.

The commissioner said government was determined to ease the present challenges experienced in waste management in the state by creating synergy between Visionscape Sanitation Solution and the WCOs.

He said, “Government, more than ever, believes in this partnership. That is why it has not only provided a facility of up to N2.5bn which PSP Operators could access to upscale their operations, but also has opened another channel through the Employment Trust Fund for loan facilities at reasonable interest rate of not more than 12 per cent per annum.”

Durosinmi-Eti stated that the Lagos State Government would remove all bottlenecks hindering seamless operations, adding that it was targeting 30 minutes for the disposal of waste in the dump.

He also said efforts would be made to ensure sanity in the dumpsites by controlling indiscriminate parking of trucks and movement of scavengers, at the dump.

The Chief Executive Officer of Visionscape Sanitation Solution, John Irvine, applauded the understanding between his company and the WCOs, noting that the challenges of waste management in the state were ephemeral.

“It takes some time to build the superstructures and to ameliorate the present hiccups,” he added.

Speaking on behalf of the WCOs, Kasumu Olasehinde reiterated their commitment to the success of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative and pledged to roll out more trucks to rid Lagos of waste.

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