CONSTRUCTION OF EPE LANDFILL IN PROGRESS – LAGOS COMMISSIONER

The Lagos State Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti has said that the Sanitary Landfill currently being built in Epe is in steady progress.

The Commissioner, who stated this during a media tour of the ongoing construction at the site in Epe on Thursday, said that the landfill, a critical aspect of the waste management value chain, was accorded the deserved priority by the Lagos State Government with the concession of 880,000 square meters to Visionscape Sanitation Solutions for the project.

He said when completed the new facility would ensure the protection of public health and the local environment as well as the global environment while providing an efficient and effective final disposal option for waste generated in the State.

Durosinmi-Etti informed that the construction of the landfill was a component of the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) which is a holistic waste management programme aimed at revitalizing the entire Solid Waste Management sector to have far-reaching benefits and multiplier effects for the State.

 

The Commissioner stressed that the Lagos State Government was committed to providing a sustainable and functional environment that would ensure quick development and prosperity.