The Lagos State
Government has proposed a new model in its approach to environmental waste
management.
According to the
state government, Olusosun, a popular landfill that has been a dumping ground
for years, will soon become a model for the urban renewal and waste to wealth
initiatives being undertaken by the state.
The Commissioner
for the Environment, Dr. Babatunde Adejare, while announcing the inauguration
of the ‘Cleaner Lagos Initiative’, said the government was committed to finding
renewable energy sources for the grossly underserved parts of the state.
Adejare said that
five new power stations, one in each division of the state, would be built to
generate electricity from waste, and that the numerous dumpsites dotting the
state would soon be a thing of the past.
He stated that the
state planned to regenerate Olusosun and turn it into a park, where intercity
buses would end their journey and would no longer be allowed to enter into the
city.
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