Lagos state Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has unveiled the Adopt-a-Bin programme with 40,000 standard bins deployed to households and commercial entities.
The governor, who was represented by Tunji Bello, Commissioner of the Environment and Water resources at Simpson Transfer Loading Station on Lagos Island, stated that the initiative was taken as a result of the increase in individual pickers of recyclable items and recycling firms.
He said the bin will come in two colors, the green for general waste and the blue for recyclable items, are for containerizing waste, noting that they are not ordinary bins but smart ones built to last and in accordance with international recognized quality standards.
Bello said the bins are fitted with intelligent devices that enable tracking and identification, which makes it possible to register every single bin to individual addresses, for easy communication on issues relating to them.
According to him, the whole essence of the standard waste bins was to simplify the process of waste management from the source.
"When you acquire the bins, you simply sort your waste and drop all recyclable items like cans, plastic, cartons, water sachet, etc. in the blue bin; while you drop the general waste in the green bin. The stability of those bins ensures easy handling by the waste collectors, who come around periodically, to empty them.
"While the PSP operators show up to empty the green bins, the recyclers come around for the blue, containing the recyclable items, which are weighed and recorded, until you are ready for redemption in cash or kind," he said.
The governor appealed to corporate bodies, to incorporate in their Corporate Social Responsibilities, CSR initiatives, the adoption of communities, especially, low-income areas, for mass provision of the waste bins, while urging all residents, markets, schools, hospitals, among others, to play their own individual roles, towards achieving a constantly clean city scape and sustainable environment.
Managing director, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Ibrahim Odumboni said the launch of the programme would move the government closer to its vision of establishing an environment friendly state, through the best waste management practices.
He stated that the programme would promote sorting of waste at source, a key ingredient in the state government’s recycling and circular economy drive.
Odumboni also appealed to corporate bodies for their CSR to adopt whole communities, especially low-income ones, for mass provision of the standard bins, as he had no doubt that this initiative would help the government achieve the environment of its dreams, which is a cleaner, healthier and livable Lagos.
Source: www.clintonsdaily.com
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