Informal waste management in Lagos is big business: policies need to support the trade
THE megacity of Lagos has an estimated population of 24 million. And it’s constantly growing, putting additional strain on a city that already has serious challenges. They include heavy traffic congestion, flooding, air pollution and solid waste generation. CHIDI NZEADIBE, Professor of Environmental Management & Sustainability., University of Nigeria CHINEDU ONYISHI, Lecturer, University of Nigeria CHRISTIAN EZEIBE PH.D, Senior Lecturer, Political Science, University of Nigeria GERALD EZIRIM, Senior Lecturer, political science, University of Nigeria PETER MBAH, Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science, University of Nigeria The waste economy in Lagos is huge. It is well connected with the…