By Godwin Anyebe Today, entrepreneurs are leveraging opportunities in the waste management sector. Disposed waste is a conglomerate form of both organic and non-organic waste. Separating recyclable waste from the lot is a daunting job. However, new waste management firms are now effortlessly
The Ogun state government on Saturday announced plans to begin household refuse collection services from Monday. Mr. Ola Oresanya, the Special Adviser to Gov. Dapo Abiodun on Environment, made the announcement in a statement issued in Abeokuta. Oresanya said the intervention services which would be anchored by the Ogun Waste Management Authority, (OGWAMA) was meant […]
Patrick Okohue The Lagos State House of Assembly has commenced moves to remove concessionaire from the management of waste in the state and strengthen the State’s Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) in the discharge of their duties. This was evident in a ‘Bill to amend the Environmental Management and Protection Law 2017’ for which the House […]
A group operating under the aegis of Itesiwaju Ipinle Eko Vanguard, a support platform for Lagos state governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has commended the governor for involving Dr. Ola Oresanya, a former Managing Director of Lagos State Waste Management Authority, (LAWMA), in his renewed efforts to rid Lagos metropolis of filth. Dr Oresanya, who is […]
The Rivers State Waste Management Agency (RIWAMA) has warned residents as well as those doing businesses along the Ikokwu and Okija Streets axis of Diobu, in the state capital to desist from dumping plastic wastes and other forms of refuses in the Nta-wogba Creek and other adjoining water channels so as not to block the […]
In furtherance of keeping Abia state clean, a call has gone out to Abians to collaborate with government in its concerted effort in refuse management. This call came last Saturday environment clean up exercise in the state from the state Commissioner for Environment, Hon Aham Uko after monitoring the exercise stating that waste management is […]