Cleaner Lagos Initiative Commences in September 2017.
…Initiative will Evolve World Class Solid Waste Management System
The Cleaner Lagos Initiative ‘CLI’, which is a major reform of the Akinwunmi Ambode led administration was driven by the strategic importance of the environment as a bedrock upon which development and economic prosperity rest, to revolutionize the solid waste management sector in line with international best practices will commence in the first week of September.
All is set for the eventual take off, with the passage of the Environmental Management and Protection Law 2017, the concession of residential waste collection and procession to a reputable and competent multinational Waste Services Company as well as the transformation of the erstwhile Kick Against Indiscipline Brigade to a more civil Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC).
In the interim, the temporary intervention programme by Ministry of the Environment, LAWMA and Visionscape tagged “Operation Deep Clean”, is already on going with a mandate to evacuate solid waste from dark spots and major locations across the State. Lagosians are urged to cultivate the habit of bagging their waste properly.
This initiative has offered a unique opportunity to seek private investment from nationally and internationally renowned players in the waste management sector, infuse more efficiency and enhance the standard of living of our people by attaining a cleaner, safer and more secured environment.
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