The Association of Waste Managers of Nigeria has appealed for the reduction of the 25 per cent remittance to the Lagos Waste Management Authority.

AWAMN president Olugbenga Adebola made the appeal on Thursday in Lagos.

Mr Adebola said the 25 per cent remittance was an arrangement between the association and government, of which, after working, LAWMA would get a certain percentage.

He said that given the current economic situation and the inflationary effect on the gamut of all operations, not only within waste management, it was difficult for waste managers to maintain the cost of doing things.

“The cost of doing business in Nigeria is going higher. If the cost of doing business is going higher and we keep on paying the 25 per cent to the government, then we are not making anything.

“That is why, in order to help our members to be sustainable in the industry, we appeal to the Lagos state government to reduce our 25 per cent to 10 per cent so that our people can make a profit. Right now, the profitability has been eroded by that 25 per cent,” stated Mr Adebola.

LAWMA boss Muyiwa Gbadegesin said that the 25 per cent was part of the agency’s contract with the waste managers.

Mr Gbadegesin said the money was meant to be a cross-subsidy for low-income areas that don’t pay for waste evacuation.

(NAN)