The Lagos Waste Management Authority evacuated 418,500 tonnes in May, according to its latest operational performance report.
LAWMA has condemned the attack on its enforcement officers by suspected illegal waste operators during an environmental monitoring operation along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway.
“What we are doing is building on an existing foundation,” said LAWMA boss.
Mr Olugbenga said that contrary to widespread concerns, the exercise recorded orderly waste collection and active participation across Lagos.
LAWMA’s boss, Muyiwa Gbadegesin, disclosed this in an interview on Monday in Lagos.
The Lagos Waste Management Authority has intensified operational activities across the state ahead of the Easter celebrations.
He described waste management as capital-intensive.
Stakeholders in the waste management sector have expressed support and raised concerns over the proposed reintroduction of the monthly environmental sanitation in Lagos.
Mr Gbadegesin said the state government decided to start the programme with its own workforce to demonstrate confidence in the initiative.
The Lagos Waste Management Authority says it apprehended 46 people during coordinated early morning operations across Lagos Island.
