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Private Sector Participation (PSP) waste operators are facing mounting delays at the Olusosun dumpsite, with trucks now spending between three and five days to discharge waste, compared to less than an hour previously. While the Lagos State Government says it is addressing the crisis, many residents across the state say their waste has remained uncollected for up to two months, raising growing concerns over public health and environmental sanitation. Follow The Guardian Nigeria for more updates. #Lagos #WasteManagement #Environment #PublicHealth
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Private Sector Participation (PSP) waste operators are facing mounting delays at the Olusosun dumpsite, with trucks now spending between three and five days to discharge waste, compared to less than an hour previously. While the Lagos State Government says it is addressing the crisis, many residents across the state say their waste has remained uncollected for up to two months, raising growing concerns over public health and environmental sanitation. Follow The Guardian Nigeria for more updates. #Lagos #WasteManagement #Environment #PublicHealth

The Guardian Nigeria

19,161 views • 1 month ago

VIDEO | Pune: Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) president Prakash Ambedkar (Prakash Ambedkar) visits three-storey building collapse site near waste-to-energy plant in Pimpri-Chinchwad's Moshi area. He says, “You see, in cities today, waste management has become one of the biggest issues. In a city like Pimpri-Chinchwad, nearly 1,400 tonnes of waste are generated every day. If you calculate it for a month, it comes to nearly 34,000 tonnes, which is like a mountain of waste. Managing, processing, and disposing of such a large volume of waste is a major task. I don't think the corporators are equipped to deal with this issue. They consider waste to be just waste, but if you dig into it, there are many gases trapped inside. Releasing those gases can lead to more casualties. So it has to be handled very systematically. That is how the system should work.” (Full video available on PTI Videos -
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VIDEO | Pune: Vanchit Bahujan Aaghadi (VBA) president Prakash Ambedkar (Prakash Ambedkar) visits three-storey building collapse site near waste-to-energy plant in Pimpri-Chinchwad's Moshi area. He says, “You see, in cities today, waste management has become one of the biggest issues. In a city like Pimpri-Chinchwad, nearly 1,400 tonnes of waste are generated every day. If you calculate it for a month, it comes to nearly 34,000 tonnes, which is like a mountain of waste. Managing, processing, and disposing of such a large volume of waste is a major task. I don't think the corporators are equipped to deal with this issue. They consider waste to be just waste, but if you dig into it, there are many gases trapped inside. Releasing those gases can lead to more casualties. So it has to be handled very systematically. That is how the system should work.” (Full video available on PTI Videos -

Press Trust of India

11,595 views • 21 days ago

#Watch | As the Industrial Growth Centre (IGC) Lassipora lacks a waste management plant, waste including rotten apples is being dumped along the banks of the Rambi Ara nullah, polluting the vital water body. According to President Mukhtar Ahmad, despite repeated appeals to the government and higher authorities to establish a waste management plant or identify land for the facility, no action has been taken so far. The site is now emitting a foul smell and contributing to pollution of the water body. The Flood Control Department’s subdivision had already issued a notification on March 30, urging the president to immediately stop dumping waste along the Rambi Ara
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#Watch | As the Industrial Growth Centre (IGC) Lassipora lacks a waste management plant, waste including rotten apples is being dumped along the banks of the Rambi Ara nullah, polluting the vital water body. According to President Mukhtar Ahmad, despite repeated appeals to the government and higher authorities to establish a waste management plant or identify land for the facility, no action has been taken so far. The site is now emitting a foul smell and contributing to pollution of the water body. The Flood Control Department’s subdivision had already issued a notification on March 30, urging the president to immediately stop dumping waste along the Rambi Ara

Greater Kashmir

15,435 views • 3 months ago

In a circular economy, yesterday’s waste becomes tomorrow’s resources. The Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources through LAWMA , is making that vision real by transforming fruit waste into clean energy through innovative processing in line with The Lagos State Govt Waste-to-Energy initiative. At Ikosi Market, organic waste was collected and converted into liquid for biogas production. It is one of many ways we are turning waste into environmental solutions for Lagos. A cleaner, greener Lagos starts with how we treat waste. Join us in creating are cleaner, greener Lagos. #CleanerLagos #AGreaterLagosRising
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In a circular economy, yesterday’s waste becomes tomorrow’s resources. The Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources through LAWMA , is making that vision real by transforming fruit waste into clean energy through innovative processing in line with The Lagos State Govt Waste-to-Energy initiative. At Ikosi Market, organic waste was collected and converted into liquid for biogas production. It is one of many ways we are turning waste into environmental solutions for Lagos. A cleaner, greener Lagos starts with how we treat waste. Join us in creating are cleaner, greener Lagos. #CleanerLagos #AGreaterLagosRising

Tokunbo Wahab

44,971 views • 10 months ago

Criminal gangs are being blamed for the huge mountain of waste that has been dumped close to a village in Oxfordshire. The rubbish is being called an "environmental catastrophe" - and is up to 150m long and 6m high. @nityagrajan with more.
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Criminal gangs are being blamed for the huge mountain of waste that has been dumped close to a village in Oxfordshire. The rubbish is being called an "environmental catastrophe" - and is up to 150m long and 6m high. @nityagrajan with more.

Good Morning Britain

48,591 views • 8 months ago

LASG SET TO PARTNER SWEDISH COYS ON WASTE TO ENERGY ..As Env. Comm. says the State Government will continue to pay special attention to waste conversion The quest to make good use of the high solid waste generated in Lagos State got another boost on Tuesday as the state expressed readiness to partner with some Sweden organizations on how to turn both solid waste and liquid waste to energy across the metropolis. Speaking during the meeting at Alausa, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab said the state will continue to pay special attention to waste management adding that waste is not a waste but remain one of the best resource every where. He said Waste to energy is a project that the State Government is willing to embark on in order to move the narrative forward in a progressive and productive way. "Our resolve from the beginning of this tenure is that whatever we have to engage in to manage and deploy our solid and liquid waste as a resource is a priority for this government as it will save Lagos but other neighbouring state" he said. The Commissioner stated that the Ministry which is a public facing ministry has resolved to embrace any project that will cut the carbon foot print in the state. He said the state being a coastal state is faces alot of challenges, one of which is the Atlantic Ocean rising at the peak of the rainy season adding that the state is also at the end of numerous tributaries where water is discharged into the lagoon all of which could lead to flooding in the state. He said lagos generates between 13,000 to 14,000 tonnes of waste per day and the state is open to suggestions about possible productive ways to turn it into a Resources and move the state forward. Wahab said lagos as a State is working to decongest the roads and make Lagos a 21st century mega city saying that the cause and effect on the environment is that these moves help to reduce the emissions on the long run. According to him, As a result of current energy crisis in Nigeria, this has caused the spike in the cost of PMS and its multiple effects on the economy. So if the Lagos State Government can go ahead with this project. it will solve half of the problem in the PMS high price in Lagos. "This project is something we have to pursue deliberately and diligently. This is because while the government on its own part is trying to push out CNG at lower cost, conversion of waste to energy will also be an option especially for public transport in Lagos" Wahab said Lagos account for over 50% of the vehicular traffic in the country with the smallest land mass as well as 22million people which is 10% of the country’s population being inhabited in with less than 3,600 square kilometers of land, stressing that the project is not an option but a necessity. He recalled that earlier in the year, the state government had been in consultation with two Dutch companies one which will turn waste to energy and the other which will deal with electronic waste, adding that the state can indeed change the notion that waste is not a waste but a resource. The head of the delegation, representative of the Consul of Sweeden and the Business Promotion Officer, Sweden Embassy Abuja, Ms. Sara Ibru noted that the Lagos Government is known to be very pro - active in all its endeavours and that the Swedish Organizations are willing to collaborate with Lagos State to turn solid and liquid wastes into valuable resources. The Honourable Commissioner was joined by the Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Gaji Omobolaji Tajudeen and his Counterpart in Drainage Services, Engr Mahamood Adegbite to receive the visitors The organizations representatives include Swedish Trade and Investment Council ( Business Sweden); Honourary Consul of Sweden in Nigeria; Swedish Development Agency (SDA); NIR International Council of Swedish Industry and Swedfund. Signed Kunle Adeshina Director(Public Affairs) MOE&WR
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LASG SET TO PARTNER SWEDISH COYS ON WASTE TO ENERGY ..As Env. Comm. says the State Government will continue to pay special attention to waste conversion The quest to make good use of the high solid waste generated in Lagos State got another boost on Tuesday as the state expressed readiness to partner with some Sweden organizations on how to turn both solid waste and liquid waste to energy across the metropolis. Speaking during the meeting at Alausa, Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab said the state will continue to pay special attention to waste management adding that waste is not a waste but remain one of the best resource every where. He said Waste to energy is a project that the State Government is willing to embark on in order to move the narrative forward in a progressive and productive way. "Our resolve from the beginning of this tenure is that whatever we have to engage in to manage and deploy our solid and liquid waste as a resource is a priority for this government as it will save Lagos but other neighbouring state" he said. The Commissioner stated that the Ministry which is a public facing ministry has resolved to embrace any project that will cut the carbon foot print in the state. He said the state being a coastal state is faces alot of challenges, one of which is the Atlantic Ocean rising at the peak of the rainy season adding that the state is also at the end of numerous tributaries where water is discharged into the lagoon all of which could lead to flooding in the state. He said lagos generates between 13,000 to 14,000 tonnes of waste per day and the state is open to suggestions about possible productive ways to turn it into a Resources and move the state forward. Wahab said lagos as a State is working to decongest the roads and make Lagos a 21st century mega city saying that the cause and effect on the environment is that these moves help to reduce the emissions on the long run. According to him, As a result of current energy crisis in Nigeria, this has caused the spike in the cost of PMS and its multiple effects on the economy. So if the Lagos State Government can go ahead with this project. it will solve half of the problem in the PMS high price in Lagos. "This project is something we have to pursue deliberately and diligently. This is because while the government on its own part is trying to push out CNG at lower cost, conversion of waste to energy will also be an option especially for public transport in Lagos" Wahab said Lagos account for over 50% of the vehicular traffic in the country with the smallest land mass as well as 22million people which is 10% of the country’s population being inhabited in with less than 3,600 square kilometers of land, stressing that the project is not an option but a necessity. He recalled that earlier in the year, the state government had been in consultation with two Dutch companies one which will turn waste to energy and the other which will deal with electronic waste, adding that the state can indeed change the notion that waste is not a waste but a resource. The head of the delegation, representative of the Consul of Sweeden and the Business Promotion Officer, Sweden Embassy Abuja, Ms. Sara Ibru noted that the Lagos Government is known to be very pro - active in all its endeavours and that the Swedish Organizations are willing to collaborate with Lagos State to turn solid and liquid wastes into valuable resources. The Honourable Commissioner was joined by the Permanent Secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Gaji Omobolaji Tajudeen and his Counterpart in Drainage Services, Engr Mahamood Adegbite to receive the visitors The organizations representatives include Swedish Trade and Investment Council ( Business Sweden); Honourary Consul of Sweden in Nigeria; Swedish Development Agency (SDA); NIR International Council of Swedish Industry and Swedfund. Signed Kunle Adeshina Director(Public Affairs) MOE&WR

Tokunbo Wahab

10,435 views • 1 year ago

The Lagos State Government through the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, and the British High Commission in Nigeria are set to collaborate on the generation of energy from solid waste as well as recycling for an improved economy. Solid waste management is a major issue for the State, as the State generates 13,000 – 15,000 tonnes of waste daily. We have also identified that the PSP waste collection system needs support in finding creative ways to manage dumpsites. It is important to mention that the Babajide Sanwo-Olu -led administration has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on environmental issues with private investors on ways to generate energy from dumpsites. The State is open to investment opportunities and partnerships. It is time for stakeholders to have pure work plans and be very realistic and deliberate about actions to combat the environmental scourge. The Government would also continue to step up its advocacy and sensitisation against unwholesome waste disposal by the people. #AGreaterLagosRising The Lagos State Govt Babajide Sanwo-Olu LAWMA
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The Lagos State Government through the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, and the British High Commission in Nigeria are set to collaborate on the generation of energy from solid waste as well as recycling for an improved economy. Solid waste management is a major issue for the State, as the State generates 13,000 – 15,000 tonnes of waste daily. We have also identified that the PSP waste collection system needs support in finding creative ways to manage dumpsites. It is important to mention that the Babajide Sanwo-Olu -led administration has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on environmental issues with private investors on ways to generate energy from dumpsites. The State is open to investment opportunities and partnerships. It is time for stakeholders to have pure work plans and be very realistic and deliberate about actions to combat the environmental scourge. The Government would also continue to step up its advocacy and sensitisation against unwholesome waste disposal by the people. #AGreaterLagosRising The Lagos State Govt Babajide Sanwo-Olu LAWMA

Tokunbo Wahab

22,287 views • 2 years ago

On behalf of the Lagos State government, the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lafarge Africa PLC for the collection of non-recyclable combustible waste round the state and landfill sites, a significant step towards achieving a zero waste future for Lagos State. Through this partnership, Lafarge Africa will collect and treat non-recyclable and combustible waste from companies and Lagos State dumpsites and divert it to its Ewekoro Plant for use as an alternative fuel for production. This landmark milestone will enable Lafarge Africa support The Lagos State Govt ’s vision of a cleaner Lagos in line with the Lagos Waste Management Authority’s ambitious zero waste to landfill objective. This new agreement reiterates the commitment of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration’s to continually reduce the quantum of waste that gets to landfills, ultimately leading to zero waste landfill sites. The state government is determined to continually pay special attention to wastes conversion in the state. The Lagos State Government in recent past had also signed MoU to help decommission existing landfill, MoU to convert waste to energy, MoU with a Dutch company to take off electronic waste. We are addressing the issues of waste frontally at the states; waste sorting is a culture and it is a culture that you must imbibe and build over time; separation of waste is here to stay. The MoU's benefits are wide-ranging, including the availability of reliable alternative fuel sources, cost efficiency, regulatory compliance, and alignment with ESG goals. Present at the MoU signing were the Chief Executive Officer, LAFARGE Africa PLC, Mr. Lolu Alade-Akinyemi, Special Adviser on Environment, Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu; Permanent Secretaries, Office of Environmental Services, Dr. Gaji Omobolaji and Office of Drainage Services, Engr. Mahamood Adegbite; GM LASPARK, Mrs. Adetoun Popoola;MD Water Corporation, Engr. Mukhtaar Tijani; GM LASWAMO, Engr. Adefemi Afolabi; Executive Director Operations, Lagos Water Corporation, Engr. Lanke Taiwo and other directors in the Ministry and from LAFARGE Africa.
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On behalf of the Lagos State government, the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Lafarge Africa PLC for the collection of non-recyclable combustible waste round the state and landfill sites, a significant step towards achieving a zero waste future for Lagos State. Through this partnership, Lafarge Africa will collect and treat non-recyclable and combustible waste from companies and Lagos State dumpsites and divert it to its Ewekoro Plant for use as an alternative fuel for production. This landmark milestone will enable Lafarge Africa support The Lagos State Govt ’s vision of a cleaner Lagos in line with the Lagos Waste Management Authority’s ambitious zero waste to landfill objective. This new agreement reiterates the commitment of the Babajide Sanwo-Olu led administration’s to continually reduce the quantum of waste that gets to landfills, ultimately leading to zero waste landfill sites. The state government is determined to continually pay special attention to wastes conversion in the state. The Lagos State Government in recent past had also signed MoU to help decommission existing landfill, MoU to convert waste to energy, MoU with a Dutch company to take off electronic waste. We are addressing the issues of waste frontally at the states; waste sorting is a culture and it is a culture that you must imbibe and build over time; separation of waste is here to stay. The MoU's benefits are wide-ranging, including the availability of reliable alternative fuel sources, cost efficiency, regulatory compliance, and alignment with ESG goals. Present at the MoU signing were the Chief Executive Officer, LAFARGE Africa PLC, Mr. Lolu Alade-Akinyemi, Special Adviser on Environment, Olakunle Rotimi-Akodu; Permanent Secretaries, Office of Environmental Services, Dr. Gaji Omobolaji and Office of Drainage Services, Engr. Mahamood Adegbite; GM LASPARK, Mrs. Adetoun Popoola;MD Water Corporation, Engr. Mukhtaar Tijani; GM LASWAMO, Engr. Adefemi Afolabi; Executive Director Operations, Lagos Water Corporation, Engr. Lanke Taiwo and other directors in the Ministry and from LAFARGE Africa.

Tokunbo Wahab

17,036 views • 1 year ago

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is exploring a major waste-to-energy project as authorities race to address mounting pressure on the city’s only final disposal site. The initiative, spearheaded by the Asantehene in collaboration with Canadian experts, seeks to transform waste into electricity while reducing the growing environmental and health risks at the Oti landfill site. #3NewsGH #TV3GH
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The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is exploring a major waste-to-energy project as authorities race to address mounting pressure on the city’s only final disposal site. The initiative, spearheaded by the Asantehene in collaboration with Canadian experts, seeks to transform waste into electricity while reducing the growing environmental and health risks at the Oti landfill site. #3NewsGH #TV3GH

#TV3GH

11,913 views • 2 months ago

The most brutal part is not that China is using AI to sort garbage. It is that China has pushed waste management so far that the old problem has reversed. China used to worry about having too much garbage to process. Now some waste-to-energy plants are facing the opposite problem: not enough garbage. Previously sealed landfills may even have to be reopened, not because China failed, but because waste has become fuel, feedstock, data, and part of an industrial recycling loop. This is what China does best. It takes the ugliest, dirtiest, most ignored corner of urban life — garbage — and turns it into engineering, automation, energy recovery, environmental governance, and industrial optimization. Even trash gets absorbed into the machine. In many countries, garbage is where governance collapses. In China, even garbage becomes a system.
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The most brutal part is not that China is using AI to sort garbage. It is that China has pushed waste management so far that the old problem has reversed. China used to worry about having too much garbage to process. Now some waste-to-energy plants are facing the opposite problem: not enough garbage. Previously sealed landfills may even have to be reopened, not because China failed, but because waste has become fuel, feedstock, data, and part of an industrial recycling loop. This is what China does best. It takes the ugliest, dirtiest, most ignored corner of urban life — garbage — and turns it into engineering, automation, energy recovery, environmental governance, and industrial optimization. Even trash gets absorbed into the machine. In many countries, garbage is where governance collapses. In China, even garbage becomes a system.

𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘦

457,979 views • 1 month ago

The Government of Tamil Nadu has launched the "Thooimai Mission" as a flagship initiative to promote sustainable waste management practices across the State. At the heart of this campaign lies a simple yet powerful message: segregate waste into wet and dry. Improper disposal of waste not only harms our environment but also threatens the health and future of our communities. When waste is mixed and thrown away carelessly, its only destination is the landfill and from there, it leads us to a damaged ethirkaalam (future). Let's be responsible. Segregate at source. Protect our ethirkaalam (future). #ThooimaiMission | #Idhu #KuppaMatterllla | #TNgovt | #ChennaiCorporation | #HereToServe |
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The Government of Tamil Nadu has launched the "Thooimai Mission" as a flagship initiative to promote sustainable waste management practices across the State. At the heart of this campaign lies a simple yet powerful message: segregate waste into wet and dry. Improper disposal of waste not only harms our environment but also threatens the health and future of our communities. When waste is mixed and thrown away carelessly, its only destination is the landfill and from there, it leads us to a damaged ethirkaalam (future). Let's be responsible. Segregate at source. Protect our ethirkaalam (future). #ThooimaiMission | #Idhu #KuppaMatterllla | #TNgovt | #ChennaiCorporation | #HereToServe |

Greater Chennai Corporation

18,397 views • 1 year ago

I Apologise To Lagosians For The Poor Waste Management For The Past 4 Months — Wahab We had a challenge and we are fixing it. For decades we had practiced the lineal waste system but we are moving from this to see waste as a resource. That is why we have commissioned a food waste digester that converts waste to energy at Ikosi, piloted and funded by C-40 because they saw the vision and they agreed with us. Tokunbo Wahab Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources
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I Apologise To Lagosians For The Poor Waste Management For The Past 4 Months — Wahab We had a challenge and we are fixing it. For decades we had practiced the lineal waste system but we are moving from this to see waste as a resource. That is why we have commissioned a food waste digester that converts waste to energy at Ikosi, piloted and funded by C-40 because they saw the vision and they agreed with us. Tokunbo Wahab Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources

ARISE NEWS

198,987 views • 1 month ago

Today marks another pivotal moment in our journey to transform waste management in Lagos. I had the honour of facilitating the signing of a landmark agreement between the Lagos State Government and ZoomLion Nigeria, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group. This partnership is a bold step forward in our collective effort to overhaul how we manage the over 13,000 tonnes of waste generated daily in our state. For decades, the Olusosun dumpsite has stood as a symbol of the burden of uncontrolled urban waste. Through this new agreement, we are on the cusp of a major breakthrough. A state-of-the-art Transfer Loading Station will be constructed at Olusosun, serving as a central hub to redirect 2,500 tonnes of daily waste to a newly planned Material Recovery Facility in Ikorodu. This will allow us to permanently close Olusosun - a move that not only improves public health and safety but also significantly reduces the environmental impact of open dumping. In Igando, the Solous III dumpsite will also witness a major shift. With a new recovery facility planned for Badagry, we’ll be relocating 1,500 tonnes of waste daily; showing our commitment to decentralising and modernising waste handling in Lagos. What excites me most is the impact this will have beyond cleaner streets. Over 5,000 jobs, both direct and indirect will be created through this project. From waste processing technicians to logistics and facility maintenance staff, we are opening up a whole new ecosystem around waste recovery and circular economy opportunities. At the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, we’ve always believed that Lagos’ environmental future must be built on innovation, collaboration, and a firm resolve to act. We remain committed to seeing this through and will continue to provide updates as we move from agreement to action with the assurance of the project completion in 18 months. #CleanerLagos #AGreaterLagosRising
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Today marks another pivotal moment in our journey to transform waste management in Lagos. I had the honour of facilitating the signing of a landmark agreement between the Lagos State Government and ZoomLion Nigeria, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group. This partnership is a bold step forward in our collective effort to overhaul how we manage the over 13,000 tonnes of waste generated daily in our state. For decades, the Olusosun dumpsite has stood as a symbol of the burden of uncontrolled urban waste. Through this new agreement, we are on the cusp of a major breakthrough. A state-of-the-art Transfer Loading Station will be constructed at Olusosun, serving as a central hub to redirect 2,500 tonnes of daily waste to a newly planned Material Recovery Facility in Ikorodu. This will allow us to permanently close Olusosun - a move that not only improves public health and safety but also significantly reduces the environmental impact of open dumping. In Igando, the Solous III dumpsite will also witness a major shift. With a new recovery facility planned for Badagry, we’ll be relocating 1,500 tonnes of waste daily; showing our commitment to decentralising and modernising waste handling in Lagos. What excites me most is the impact this will have beyond cleaner streets. Over 5,000 jobs, both direct and indirect will be created through this project. From waste processing technicians to logistics and facility maintenance staff, we are opening up a whole new ecosystem around waste recovery and circular economy opportunities. At the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, we’ve always believed that Lagos’ environmental future must be built on innovation, collaboration, and a firm resolve to act. We remain committed to seeing this through and will continue to provide updates as we move from agreement to action with the assurance of the project completion in 18 months. #CleanerLagos #AGreaterLagosRising

Tokunbo Wahab

20,238 views • 1 year ago

Status update: having coffee on top of the cooling tower of a mega waste incineration plant in Chongqing. Literally. I'm at the Chongqing Sanfeng Yulin waste-to-energy incineration plant, one of the largest in China. When traveling abroad, some people like to visit museums or amusement parks, I'm more into garbage treatment facilities 😊 That's actually a pretty cool thing in China: you can visit many industrial facilities, they often have a small museum attached that tells you about the history of the place, and how it works. This particular facility is pretty impressive: it treats 3,000 tons of waste daily, which is the amount of the amount of waste produced by 3 million people. With this waste, it produces enough energy for 200,000 households. When you visit you can see the actual garbage dump pit, which looks insane, as well as the central control room (both on video).
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Status update: having coffee on top of the cooling tower of a mega waste incineration plant in Chongqing. Literally. I'm at the Chongqing Sanfeng Yulin waste-to-energy incineration plant, one of the largest in China. When traveling abroad, some people like to visit museums or amusement parks, I'm more into garbage treatment facilities 😊 That's actually a pretty cool thing in China: you can visit many industrial facilities, they often have a small museum attached that tells you about the history of the place, and how it works. This particular facility is pretty impressive: it treats 3,000 tons of waste daily, which is the amount of the amount of waste produced by 3 million people. With this waste, it produces enough energy for 200,000 households. When you visit you can see the actual garbage dump pit, which looks insane, as well as the central control room (both on video).

Arnaud Bertrand

50,436 views • 6 months ago

Europe faces a double whammy of flooding and wildfires While some parts of Europe are experiencing devastating flooding, other areas are battling raging wildfires. The situation is particularly dire in the Aveiro area of Portugal, where a massive wildfire has been burning for days. The smoke from the fire is visible for hundreds of kilometers away, and over 1,000 firefighters are currently working to contain the blaze. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the area is experiencing a severe drought, which is making the fire spread quickly. Officials are urging residents to evacuate the area and are warning that the fire could pose a serious threat to life and property. might find interesting: * The fire has burned over 10,000 hectares of land. * The fire is being fought by firefighters from Portugal, Spain, and France. * The Portuguese government has declared a state of emergency in the affected area. Video via Meteo Trás os Monte.
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Europe faces a double whammy of flooding and wildfires While some parts of Europe are experiencing devastating flooding, other areas are battling raging wildfires. The situation is particularly dire in the Aveiro area of Portugal, where a massive wildfire has been burning for days. The smoke from the fire is visible for hundreds of kilometers away, and over 1,000 firefighters are currently working to contain the blaze. The situation is further complicated by the fact that the area is experiencing a severe drought, which is making the fire spread quickly. Officials are urging residents to evacuate the area and are warning that the fire could pose a serious threat to life and property. might find interesting: * The fire has burned over 10,000 hectares of land. * The fire is being fought by firefighters from Portugal, Spain, and France. * The Portuguese government has declared a state of emergency in the affected area. Video via Meteo Trás os Monte.

Kernow Weather Team

50,084 views • 1 year ago

#WATCH | On waste management in Kullu, District Deputy Commissioner, Torul S. Raveesh says, "The issue of waste management is very challenging in hilly areas. The Rangri Waste Management site will be operational with additional capacity in the next 2-3 days. We are going to set up a new MRF facility (for waste management) in the Kasol area, for which we have received in-principle approval from the Government of India. In Manikaran Valley, we have set up a waste management site."
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#WATCH | On waste management in Kullu, District Deputy Commissioner, Torul S. Raveesh says, "The issue of waste management is very challenging in hilly areas. The Rangri Waste Management site will be operational with additional capacity in the next 2-3 days. We are going to set up a new MRF facility (for waste management) in the Kasol area, for which we have received in-principle approval from the Government of India. In Manikaran Valley, we have set up a waste management site."

ANI

18,232 views • 1 year ago

This morning after joining Mr Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to monitor the Monthly Environmental Sanitation in Surulere Local Government, I led top officials on an inspection of the major works underway at the Olusosun dumpsite and I am pleased to share real progress with Lagosians. We are on track to deliver a new Transfer Loading Station at Olusosun by the end of this year, a facility that will transfer 2,500 metric tonnes of waste daily to the Material Recovery Site in Ikorodu. The concessionaire Messrs ZOOMLION has committed to accelerating work with day and night operations to meet that target and as part of their corporate social responsibility, they will also stabilize and remediate the 1.2 kilometre access road into the site. This project is at the heart of our move to decongest the Olusosun landfill and more importantly to abandon the unsustainable pick and dump linear waste model that has defined Lagos for over four decades. We simply do not have the land for it any longer. Olusosun was once on the outskirts, today it is surrounded by a growing city and it must become a resource hub, not an eyesore. The transition is already happening. Lafarge is taking our combustible waste to power their machines. Our biodigester at the Ikosi Fruit Market is converting organic waste into electricity for the entire market. Through Harvest Waste and other partners we are pushing to convert thousands of tonnes into recyclable plastics, compost fertilizer, and energy. If we take 4,250 tonnes daily into recycling and recovery streams, the burden on our landfills drops drastically. I want every Lagosian to begin to see waste as a resource because that is how developed cities function. In the interim we are procuring more compactors, exploring EV compactors, and introducing tricycle compactors that can navigate narrow inner roads and lanes that PSP operators currently struggle to reach. Reforms take time but we are fixing what is on ground while building the bigger picture. I also received reports that the Head of Service Mr Bode Agoro monitoring in Kosofe recorded increasing resident participation and I commend every Lagosian who came out today. This culture is growing and together we will achieve a #CleanerLagos and a #GreaterLagos.
4:01

This morning after joining Mr Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to monitor the Monthly Environmental Sanitation in Surulere Local Government, I led top officials on an inspection of the major works underway at the Olusosun dumpsite and I am pleased to share real progress with Lagosians. We are on track to deliver a new Transfer Loading Station at Olusosun by the end of this year, a facility that will transfer 2,500 metric tonnes of waste daily to the Material Recovery Site in Ikorodu. The concessionaire Messrs ZOOMLION has committed to accelerating work with day and night operations to meet that target and as part of their corporate social responsibility, they will also stabilize and remediate the 1.2 kilometre access road into the site. This project is at the heart of our move to decongest the Olusosun landfill and more importantly to abandon the unsustainable pick and dump linear waste model that has defined Lagos for over four decades. We simply do not have the land for it any longer. Olusosun was once on the outskirts, today it is surrounded by a growing city and it must become a resource hub, not an eyesore. The transition is already happening. Lafarge is taking our combustible waste to power their machines. Our biodigester at the Ikosi Fruit Market is converting organic waste into electricity for the entire market. Through Harvest Waste and other partners we are pushing to convert thousands of tonnes into recyclable plastics, compost fertilizer, and energy. If we take 4,250 tonnes daily into recycling and recovery streams, the burden on our landfills drops drastically. I want every Lagosian to begin to see waste as a resource because that is how developed cities function. In the interim we are procuring more compactors, exploring EV compactors, and introducing tricycle compactors that can navigate narrow inner roads and lanes that PSP operators currently struggle to reach. Reforms take time but we are fixing what is on ground while building the bigger picture. I also received reports that the Head of Service Mr Bode Agoro monitoring in Kosofe recorded increasing resident participation and I commend every Lagosian who came out today. This culture is growing and together we will achieve a #CleanerLagos and a #GreaterLagos.

Tokunbo Wahab

11,469 views • 1 month ago

The scourge of illegal waste crime sweeping the country has now made its way to my river, with one of the largest illegal waste dumps in the country being discovered next to the River Roding at Stapleford Tawney, near Epping. Nobody knows what exactly is dumped on this 20,000 square metre site, or how much waste it contains, but it is certainly tens of thousands of tonnes. Shockingly, rubbish has been dumped on this site since 2024 and the Environment Agency (EA) has known about it for *at least* a year. Even now, however, the EA has not shut down the site by obtaining a legal closure order, physically blocking off the site and putting in CCTV monitoring. This means the site is wide open so anyone can continue to dump there. There is also zero monitoring of the environmental impact on the river, despite visible toxic leachate pooling on the surface of the dump & draining off it. The EA has apparently no plans to remove the waste from this site either & intends to let it pollute the environment indefinitely.
5:43

The scourge of illegal waste crime sweeping the country has now made its way to my river, with one of the largest illegal waste dumps in the country being discovered next to the River Roding at Stapleford Tawney, near Epping. Nobody knows what exactly is dumped on this 20,000 square metre site, or how much waste it contains, but it is certainly tens of thousands of tonnes. Shockingly, rubbish has been dumped on this site since 2024 and the Environment Agency (EA) has known about it for *at least* a year. Even now, however, the EA has not shut down the site by obtaining a legal closure order, physically blocking off the site and putting in CCTV monitoring. This means the site is wide open so anyone can continue to dump there. There is also zero monitoring of the environmental impact on the river, despite visible toxic leachate pooling on the surface of the dump & draining off it. The EA has apparently no plans to remove the waste from this site either & intends to let it pollute the environment indefinitely.

Paul Powlesland

25,840 views • 5 months ago

Good morning Tokunbo Wahab. A rejoinder to my earlier tweet. This video was sent to me last night. As it clearly shows, the residents of this house have made a conscious effort to avoid indiscriminate waste disposal. Unfortunately, their efforts are being undermined by the absence of PSP operators. How can a major street like Afariogun in Oshodi be left without PSP operators for over three months, despite residents not owing service fees? The residents have repeatedly reached out to the Local Government and their relevant PSP operators, yet nothing has been done. And this is the reality of most people across the state. While it is important to hold residents accountable for proper waste disposal, government must also fulfill their responsibility by ensuring consistent and reliable waste collection. There is also a canal close to this street. If this situation is not addressed immediately, frustrated residents may resort to dumping waste indiscriminately, creating avoidable environmental and public health hazards. I respectfully urge you to investigate this issue, restore PSP operations to Afariogun Street without further delay, and put measures in place to prevent similar service disruptions across the state.
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Good morning Tokunbo Wahab. A rejoinder to my earlier tweet. This video was sent to me last night. As it clearly shows, the residents of this house have made a conscious effort to avoid indiscriminate waste disposal. Unfortunately, their efforts are being undermined by the absence of PSP operators. How can a major street like Afariogun in Oshodi be left without PSP operators for over three months, despite residents not owing service fees? The residents have repeatedly reached out to the Local Government and their relevant PSP operators, yet nothing has been done. And this is the reality of most people across the state. While it is important to hold residents accountable for proper waste disposal, government must also fulfill their responsibility by ensuring consistent and reliable waste collection. There is also a canal close to this street. If this situation is not addressed immediately, frustrated residents may resort to dumping waste indiscriminately, creating avoidable environmental and public health hazards. I respectfully urge you to investigate this issue, restore PSP operations to Afariogun Street without further delay, and put measures in place to prevent similar service disruptions across the state.

Abdullah

227,711 views • 16 days ago