LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT LAGOS WASTE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME By Aduroshakin Babawale
LAGOS STATE DEMOGRAPHY Geographical Area: 3,577 Sq. Km (0.4% of National) Population Estimate: 16.86m (27.4% of Country Urban) - UN Population Density: 4,193 persons/sq. Km Population Growth Rate: Btw. 6-8% (Nigeria = 2.9%) Annual population growth: 600,000 (10 times NYC/LA) Projected population 20.19m (2010); 24.5m (2015) Source: UN-Habitat 20 Local Government Areas & 37 Local Council Dev Area Number of Communities: 2,600 2
LAGOS WASTE Average waste generation in the State is 0.55kg/person/day. The three landfill sites rate records puts the collected and received waste at an average of 5000-6000 tons per day, the total tonnage generated is put at an average of 9,000 metric tons per day considering the projected generation rate for the 12 million resident population and 4 million transit population,. The waste generation pattern however varies with income levels and population. Different categories of waste sources: Domestic/household, Commercial/market, Institutional, Street Sweepings, Medical/Healthcare, Industrial, Hazardous, and Special waste (sewage sludge etc) 3
LAGOS WASTE PERCENTAGE WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION OF WASTE STREAM Textiles 6% Fines 10% Putrescibles 4% Vegetables 50% Metals 10% Plastics 6% Glass 8% Paper 6% 4
LAGOS WENT THROUGH FIVE PERIODS 1995-1997: Community based collection (Cart Pushers) 1997-2003: Privatization 2004-2007: Modified Privatization 2007-2009: Area differentiation 2009 to date: Area differentiation/modified Privatization 5
WASTE MANAGEMENT (1997-2003) 6
WASTE MANAGEMENT (1997-2003) 7
WASTE MANAGEMENT (1997-2003) ADOPTED SOLUTION Introduction of Private Sector Participation (PSP) for domestic refuse collection and transportation. Appointment of Local authority as programme managers. PROBLEMS WITH ADOPTED SOLUTION The non payment of service charge by service clients due to direct collection of fees by refuse operators Non enforcement of defaulters encouraged very low patronage/use of cart pusher-dump at illegal dumpsite Distance to the available dumpsite/non functioning dumpsite-turn around time Weak political will to review the Environmental Sanitation law & LAWMA waste management law & waste issues WHAT TO CHANGE A review of the identified problems. 8
WASTE MANAGEMENT (2004-2007) MODIFIED PRIVATIZATION CHANGE THE ADOPTED PROCESS Review existing programme by introducing PSP operator with adequate capacity to handle waste, revenue collector and appointment of designated banks for payment of waste charges Upgrade the existing dumpsite Establishment of complain centre, monitoring, enforcement and compliance section. Advocacy & mobile court PROBLEMS Accessibility to collection point by waste operator truck and delay in collection schedule Some communities failure to sign the logbook-not supportive of the programme-initial resistance to stipulated fees (further review with the communities) Use of rickety trucks by some waste operators Delay in bill distribution/irregular reconciliation of payment made in the previous bill Long turn around time at the dumpsites especially during raining season. Enforcement of defaulters 9
THE KAI BRIGADE: ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION POLICE 10
WASTE MANAGEMENT (2007-2009) AREA DIFFERENTIATION USE OF WASTE TRUCK ADAPTABLE TO AREAS AND PAYMENT WITH RESPECT TO ECONOMIC GROUPS ECONOMIC GROUPS PREDOMINANT ZONES STRATEGY High Income South East (V. I, Ikoyi etc) Franchising High Medium North Central (Ikeja GRA etc.) Concession/Franchising Medium South Central (Surulere etc.) Ditto Low Medium North East (Somolu etc.) Contracting/Franchising Low Income West (Ajegunle, Alimosho, Ojo etc) Contracting/Open Collection/Pre - collection 11
DUMPSITES OPERATION PAST & PRESENT 12
OLD & NEW WASTE COLLECTION TRUCKS The use of compactor trucks and, skip trucks to cart away refuse from source of generation is mandatory for both the State government operation and the PSP 13 operation in the State.
ALTERNATIVE WASTE TREATMENT FACILITIES 14
CONVERSION OF OLD FACILITY TO ADAPTABLE USE The Conversion of one of the moribund incinerator plant to a transfer loading station (an adaptable 15 facility)
HOUSEHOLD BIN & COMMERCIAL 16
WASTE MANAGEMENT (2009-TILL DATE) NOW AND TOMORROW Updated road map, commitment to policy implementation and ensure sustainable relationship with policy maker Construction of two Sanitary landfill sites at the State outskirt (Epe and Badagry) Construction of more Transfer loading STATION/MRF within the city to reduce distance travel by collector Promote the conversion of waste to useful resource material-energy, compost etc Carry out waste characterization study to determine the reguired and adaptable waste conversion facilities Service Client base payment initiative Community based enforcement and monitoring initiative programme Continue beautification of cleared illegal dumpsites Provision of Public conveniences 17
OLD AND NEW OSHODI 18
EKO O NI BAJE THANK YOU 19