The Agboyi-Ketu Local Council Development Area (LCDA) has launched a comprehensive door-to-door refuse intervention and environmental mop-up exercise across all seven political wards of the council.
The exercise, flagged off by the Executive Chairman, Hon. (Mrs.) Adetola Adunni Abubakar, is aimed at protecting public health, preventing environmental hazards, curbing the spread of diseases and eliminating refuse accumulation and other environmental nuisances across the LCDA.
The council is implementing the exercise in partnership with the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and accredited Private Sector Participant (PSP) operators. Heavy-duty compactor trucks have also been deployed across the seven wards to facilitate the prompt evacuation of accumulated refuse, particularly from identified environmental black spots.
The intervention is being implemented through five key areas: refuse black spot clearance, house-to-house refuse intervention, public stakeholder engagement, mobile environmental awareness campaigns, and enforcement and compliance monitoring.
Under the black spot intervention, waste accumulation points and other environmental nuisance areas are being identified, cleared and evacuated. The house-to-house component focuses on sensitising residents on proper refuse storage and presentation while clearing existing household waste backlogs.
The council is also engaging residents, traders, landlords, tenants, Community Development Associations (CDAs), Community Development Committees (CDCs), market associations and other community stakeholders as part of efforts to strengthen public participation in maintaining a clean environment.
Mobile awareness teams are simultaneously broadcasting environmental jingles and public service announcements to discourage indiscriminate refuse disposal, while enforcement officers are sensitising households and businesses on their environmental obligations.
The council warned that persistent violations of applicable environmental laws and regulations could attract enforcement action.
The administration called on residents, business owners, community leaders and other stakeholders across the seven wards to cooperate with the intervention teams and ensure proper disposal and timely presentation of refuse for collection.
The council said the initiative is part of its commitment to promoting a cleaner, healthier and safer Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, while reducing environmental conditions that encourage the spread of disease and pests.
Courtesy: Office of the Executive Chairman, Agboyi-Ketu LCDA
