Lagos Waste Mgt Crisis Worsens As Daily Generation Hits 17,000 Tonnes

Lagos State is grappling with a major waste crisis as many of its road medians, bus stops and expressways across the metropolis are currently filled with uncollected waste.
LEADERSHIP Sunday gathered that the crisis was triggered by the fact that the state currently generates over 17,000 metric tonnes of trash daily, but only collects about 40 percent thereby overflowing bins, pushing to the roads with stench of the refuse hurting neighborhoods.
Many observers and residents say the waste crisis in the state stemmed from irregular pick-ups from Private Sector Partnership (PSP) operators who are mainly legislators, party stalwarts being treated as sacred cows by the state government, de...