‘Lagos recorded 1,866 waste truck trips in seven days’

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The Lagos Waste Management Authority has announced that the authority recorded 1,866 truck trips across its disposal facilities between 28 July and 3 August 2026, describing the performance as a clear demonstration of the positive impact of strategic infrastructure investment on waste evacuation operations.

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The body said it has recorded the evacuation of over 18,660 metric tonnes of municipal solid waste across its disposal facilities within one week.

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The Director of Public Affairs at LAWMA, Mukaila Sanusi, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday obtained by The PUNCH.

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According to the statement, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this during an operations review meeting at the agency’s headquarters in Ijora-Olopa on Wednesday.

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Gbadegesin stressed that operations at the Olusosun Disposal Facility increased by more than 76 per cent following the rehabilitation of its access road and the opening of additional waste disposal platforms.

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“The agency has recorded 1,866 truck trips across its disposal facilities between 28 July and 3 August 2026. The performance is a clear demonstration of the positive impact of strategic infrastructure investment on waste evacuation operations,” he said.

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He highlighted that the Olusosun Disposal Facility recorded 1,012 truck trips during the period, “compared with 574 truck trips in the seven days immediately preceding the intervention, representing an increase of 438 truck trips, or more than 76 per cent, in the facility’s operational capacity.”

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According to him, the rehabilitation of the Olusosun access road and the creation of additional waste disposal platforms had significantly improved access to the facility, reduced truck waiting time, enhanced turnaround time and strengthened the authority’s waste evacuation capacity across Lagos.

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Gbadegesin noted that the improved operational performance demonstrated the value of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s sustained investment in critical waste management infrastructure.

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He added that the intervention had successfully addressed operational bottlenecks that previously affected waste evacuation, particularly during the peak of the rainy season.

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The LAWMA boss stressed that the agency attained its highest daily operational performance on 1 August, when 349 truck trips, representing an estimated 3,490 metric tonnes of waste, were successfully processed across the various disposal facilities.

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He added that the Ewu-Elepe, Badagry and Oke-Osho disposal facilities, alongside the Waste-to-Wealth Material Recovery Facility at Igando, continued to complement operations at Olusosun, ensuring seamless waste evacuation across different parts of the state.

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“The steady improvement in our operational figures confirms that investment in critical infrastructure produces measurable results. We are witnessing faster truck turnaround, improved access to disposal facilities and increased waste evacuation capacity, all of which are translating into better service delivery for Lagos residents,” he said.

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Gbadegesin disclosed that LAWMA would continue to consolidate the gains through the ongoing construction of modern transfer loading stations, expansion of waste recovery infrastructure, development of waste-to-energy projects and the planned acquisition of additional compactor trucks to further strengthen waste collection and disposal logistics across the state.

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He reaffirmed LAWMA’s commitment to supporting the Lagos State Government’s vision of transitioning from a landfill-dependent waste management system to an integrated and sustainable model driven by resource recovery, recycling, circular economy principles and modern waste processing infrastructure.

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