LAWMA asks traders to dispose of waste properly

<p>The Lagos Waste Management Authority has urged traders and other residents to ensure that they dispose of their waste properly.</p>, <p>It said households were expected to own waste bins for proper waste evacuation.</p>, <p>The agency’s Director of Public Affairs, Folashade Kadiri, made the call in an interview with our correspondent while reacting to a PUNCH Metro’s story on the refuse noticed at the Ojuwoye Market in the Mushin area of the state.</p>, <p>She said while the refuse in the market was being cleared at least twice daily, the public needed to be enlightened on proper disposal of waste and waste management.</p>, <p>“Please help enlighten the people to do the right thing.</p>, <p>“Households are expected to own a bin, pay for waste evacuation and dump appropriately,” Kadiri said.</p>, <p>PUNCH Metro had on Monday reported that traders in the Ojuwoye Market raised the alarm over the health risk posed by heaps of refuse in the market.</p>, <p>The traders demanded that relevant authorities should ensure that the heaps are cleared at least twice a day.</p>