(c) Waste bins To ensure the recovery of resources for reuse and recycling, given the wide categories of waste generated daily in this area, there is need for LAWMA, the regulator to review its one waste bin expectation from residential households. At least, there should be a separate waste bins for organic waste, another one for paper-related waste, one for nylon and pet plastic bottles while the fourth bin should be for residual waste (non-recyclables) that should be incinerated for energy. (d) Deregulation of waste collection The present situation where only one company is granted licence to collect residential and commercial wastes is too cumbersome and will certainly delay the attainment of the city’s sustainable waste management goals. Field observation has shown that the task is too much for one company to handle because as at the time of conducting this research, there were backlogs of uncollected heaps of refuse in street corners and road medians spilling into drainages allover the city as shown with various figures in this study. It is suggested therefore that recycling companies be issued licences that can allow them to directly pickup from residential and commercial premises the categories of waste which they are licenced to recycle as the case is with ‘Remondis’ in Germany that picks up packaging waste from the yellow bins. Another recycling company can pickup organic waste, etc. The population of Lagos visa vis the daily voluminous waste generation is far too much for one waste collection company to handle, otherwise sustainable waste management remains a mirage.
