figure 20 below) while some also admitted that they keep the refuse along road median (see figure 21). The practice of burning refuse openly should be discouraged as this contributes to a reduction in air quality while some of the refuse along the road median may eventually end up in drains if they are not collected in time. 39
40 Figure 20. open refuse burning at Ayobo Figure 21: refuse on a road median at Ikotun Figure 20 shows open refuse burning in a residential neighbourhood at Ayobo in Ayobo/Ipaja LCDA - one of the contributors to air quality reduction. Figure 21 confirms waste deposit along a road median in Ikotun/Igando LCDA. Researcher’s field photographs, Lagos, April 2018
