Lagos to replace ageing landfills with recycling, waste-to-energy plants

The Lagos State Government plans to replace its ageing landfills with recycling and waste-to-energy facilities as part of efforts to tackle the city's worsening waste management crisis. During a mid-year media parley, the Managing Director and CEO of the Lagos Waste Management Authority, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed that the state has been facing significant challenges at major dump sites, particularly during the rainy season, with limited capacity and flooding of access roads.

To address these issues, the state is developing material recovery facilities, waste-to-energy plants, and transfer loading stations, with the latter expected to receive 2,500 tonnes of waste daily in a controlled indoor environment. The agency is also planning to develop two major transfer loading stations at Olusosun and Solous, as well as material recovery facilities covering about 50 hectares each in Ikorodu and Badagry.

Gbadegesin emphasized that these projects are long-term investments, with waste-to-energy plants expected to take at least three to five years to complete.

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