Korede Abdullah 
LAGOS, Nigeria – The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has announced plans to permanently shut down the Olusosun and Solous dumpsites as part of broader reforms aimed at strengthening waste management infrastructure across the state.
Managing Director, LAWMA, Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this on Thursday, during a visit to the News Agency of Nigeria Lagos office, noting that the state government had approved the construction of transfer loading stations and material recovery facilities to enhance waste processing capacity.
“In the area of infrastructure, which is the hardware, the Lagos State House of Assembly has ratified to build two transfer loading stations and material recovery facilities which will enable us to close the Olusosun and the Soluos Landfills in Lagos,” he said.
“We are very excited about this development, once they break the ground in the next few days, the work is expected to be completed in the next 18 months. The facility will give us the capacity to treat and dispose of 4,000 tonnes of waste daily in Lagos state.”
“Following that, we are going to do a reform of the PSP system. It is going to be a positive reform,” he said, adding that performing operators would receive support to upgrade their fleets, while underperforming ones would be removed.
According to him, 27 PSP operators were delisted in 2025, while 22 others were currently on final warning. “We stress here that we will not protect any PSP operator that is not doing what they should be doing… enough is enough,” he said, noting that some operators make up to 50 waste disposal trips daily while others make only four or five.
“If you make your complaint on social media, we are not ashamed to respond to you and resolve the issue on social media,” he added.
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