Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has commissioned 102 brand new locally assembled compactor trucks and 100 double dino bins, as efforts to improve waste collection across the state. He said that the assets comprises of 30 units of 12-cubic meter trucks, 60 units of 24-cubic meter trucks and 12 hook loaders, which will complement over 850 PSP compactor trucks to enhance service delivery in under-served communities across the state. According to the governor, This intervention represents one of the largest singular investments ever in the waste management sector in Lagos. We are confident that the addition of these new assets to our existing ones will quickly bring about visible improvements in waste evacuation and reduce the incidence of blackspots that blight our roads and clog our drains. Governor Sanwo-Olu added that the state launched a mobile app called “CitiMonitor”, which would monitor and report environmental infractions, including indiscriminate dumping of refuse within the metropolis. He urged residents of the state to take responsibility for the waste they generate and act as responsible citizens at all times, adding that the state cannot continue to litter our roads with filth, dump waste on the roadside or in illegal dumpsites, or patronise cart-pushers for waste disposal. Speaking on the newly commissioned trucks, the governor said that this effort calls for a complete change of attitude towards the environment. He also charged LAWMA workers, who would be operating the new vehicles, to handle them with care and put them to good use. 
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