The Lagos State Government has made some changes to the Cleaner Lagos Initiative.

According to the government, the changes are part of the integrated response to the problems of waste management in Lagos, adding that to achieve the goal of a cleaner and environmentally sustainable state, attention must be paid to all touchpoints of the waste management process.

It noted that the initiative had pooled together several agencies across the value chain with the aim of delivering a safe and sustainable environment for residents.

In a statement made available to our correspondent, the government said under the CLI and with the recent changes, community sweeping would henceforth be supervised by the Ministry of the Environment, while mechanised street sweeping would be managed by three private companies – Avatar, Wastecare and Corporate Solutions.

The statement read in part, “The Waste Collection Operators, formerly known as PSPs, will henceforth manage residential and general waste collection, while Visonscape Sanitation Solutions has been given the mandate of implementing waste management infrastructure development across the state.

“Visionscape will also intervene in public waste collection to cover any service lapses that may occur. The Lagos State Public Works Corporation will oversee drainage management across the state as handled by these three private entities, Quality Sanctuary Nigeria Limited, Jane Rin Nigeria Limited and Blue Bridge Nigeria Limited.”

It added, “Also important is the role of residents in the waste management matrix. Individuals are responsible for the waste they generate and must ensure that they are properly bagged and placed in bins for collection. Residents are also to pay their bills when due to avoid service gaps.

“To focus on enforcement and monitoring are the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps and the Public Utilities Monitoring and Assurance Unit. While LAGESC will handle the enforcement of all laws against fly-tipping and illegal waste dumping, the PUMAU will be the supervisory body over collection operations, while also tracking and controlling the payment of fees in the state.”

The government stated that the division of labour was to ensure that all aspects of the integrated waste management plan in the state received optimum attention.

https://www.financialwatchngr.com/2018/04/30/lagos-state-modifies-cleaner-lagos-initiative/

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