FACTSHEET

Waste Wise Cities Tool
in Lagos, Nigeria

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Lagos mega city being a Nigerian coastal city is also the economic/commercial Centre of the Nigerian
nation. Currently, Lagos is experiencing population explosion with attendant geometric increment in
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waste generation.

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The dynamics of effective municipal solid waste management in Lagos is being encumbered by
depreciating waste management infrastructures which may have been responsible for leakages of
waste floaters into the coastal/marine environment.
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Office of the Managing Director Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA)
Lagos State Ministry of the Environment, Lagos State.
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Population:
14,368,331

0.79 kg/cp/d
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Key Waste Data
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11349 t/d
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Year of WaCT Survey:
2021

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8%
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887 t/d
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Household and non-household waste generation

|  | Average household waste generation(kg/capita/day) | Total population | Total MSW generated by households(t/day) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| High income | 0.65 | 2,155,249 | 1,410 |
| Middle income | 0.44 | 5,028,916 | 2,206 |
| Low income | 0.60 | 7,184,166 | 4,329 |
| TOTAL | 0.55 | 14,368,331 | 7,944 |

Total MSW generated from non-household sources (t/day): 3,405
calculated using proxy of 30 % of total MSW

Composition of waste at the households and at the disposal site

Household waste composition
higher income areas
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Household waste composition
middle income areas
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Average household waste
composition
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Household waste composition
lower income areas
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Waste composition at disposal site
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Potential recyclables from households

| Types | Recyclable waste generation from households(t/day) |
| --- | --- |
| Food waste | 2710 |
| Plastics dense | 1703 |
| Plastic film | 825 |
| Paper and cardboard | 522 |
| Glass | 206 |
| Metal | 172 |
| Total | 6138 |

WaCT Flow Chart