Following the commencement of the Lagos Recycle Initiative, geared towards addressing the menace of plastic pollution in the state, Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has launched the PAKAM app for effective coordination of the recycling program.

Proffering a viable solution to the menace of plastic pollution, which had over the years bedeviled Lagos State is the primary mandate of the present LAWMA administration, led by Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, which informed the introduction of the Lagos Recycle Initiative.

According to LAWMA Chief, Mr. Ibrahim Odumboni, “Recycling is key in the Authority’s drive to make Lagos cleaner and livable, stressing that moving plastic materials from the Lagos waste stream would reduce the volume of waste that eventually gets to dumpsites”.

Odumboni stated that the Lagos Recycle initiative would deploy an attractive reward system to encourage waste segregation and timely pick-up of recyclables across the state, emphasizing that residents would be rewarded for gathering their plastic items and handing them over to LAWMA accredited recyclers.

Under the scheme, accredited centers across the state for the collection and collation of recyclable materials have already been set up. These include PET, pure water sachets, cans, bottles, etc, adding that residents and other stakeholders can simply bring in these recyclables to the centers and be rewarded.

As gathered by EKO HOT BLOG, the following were the categories and weight of recyclables collated over the weekend, across the Authority’s recycling centers:

PET: 6,304kg
Sachets: 56kg
Cans: 5kg
Bottle: 164kg
UBC: 23kg
BCC: 39kg
PWS: 606kg
ONP: 10kg
Others: 55kg

The LAWMA Chief lauded all stakeholders, particularly Wecyclers and Recycle Points for ensuring the materialization of the Lagos Recycle Initiative.

Odumboni said that apart from making the environment cleaner and safer for living, the initiative would provide jobs for the teeming youth population in the state.

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