NIGERIA, Dec. 4 -- LAWMA's Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this during a media parley held on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, in Lagos.

Gbadegesin explained that the compactors, already deployed in hard-to-reach communities such as Ibeju-Lekki, would be extended to other parts of the state to enhance waste collection efficiency. According to him, Lagos requires a minimum of 2,000 compactors to manage its rising waste burden driven by rapid population growth, human activity and infrastructural limitations.

The LAWMA chief noted that the state's four million households generate between 13,000 and 15,000 tonnes of waste daily, while the 450 Private Sector Partnership (PSP) operators currently op...