The Lagos state government has signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) with a British company for advanced recycling of plastic waste.

The commissioner for environment and water resources, Tokunbo Wahab, said this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos.

Mr Wahab said the initiative was part of efforts to reduce plastic waste in the state and facilitate its conversion.

According to the commissioner, the British company is reputable for the conversion of plastic waste to energy.

Mr Wahab said the LOI would grant access to the Abule Egba landfill for the collection of flexible plastic waste for advanced chemical recycling.

He said the project is a pilot one with GreenDeal Chemicals and Recycling and Greenback Recycling Technologies Ltd.

Mt Wahab said the organisation, known for the transformation and management of chemicals and promotion of a circular and sustainable economy, would work at the decommissioned Abule Egba dumpsite in the state.

He said the project would focus on the collection of all flexible plastic waste arriving at the Abule Egba landfill site which would be recycled to generate energy.

He said the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) would make available waste deliveries which would serve as feedstock for the four modules of chemical recycling units to be installed at the site for the duration of the concession.

Mr Wahab said that the four modules would require 32 metric tonnes of flexible plastic waste per day as feedstock for chemical recycling from selected and sorted plastic waste.

He added that the initial four modules installed would process 11,680MT of plastic waste per annum.

The commissioner said following the success of the pilot project, additional modules would be deployed and installed in order to scale-up the volume of processed plastic waste.

The statement quoted the chief executive officer, GreenDeal Chemicals and Recycling, Dr Akintayo Adisa, as saying that GreenDeal is an initiative that sets out to reduce waste, increase recycling, and promote sustainable practices.

Mr Adisa expressed the willingness of his company to work with the Lagos state government to actualise the circular economy plan of the state.

The statement said that the LOI signing was witnessed by the permanent secretary, Office of Environmental Services, Omobolaji Gaji and the permanent secretary, Office of Drainage Services, Mahamood Adegbite.

Others at the event included the managing director of LAWMA,  Muyiwa Gbadegesin, the general manager Lagos Waste Water Management Office, Adefemi Afolabi, as well as directors in the ministry. 

(NAN)