Dumpsite management is a unit under Lagos Waste Management Authority, LAWMA. There are three major landfills and two temporary sites serving Lagos residents. The three major landfill sites are Olushosun, at Ojota, Abule Egba, old Alimosho and Solous, Igando.
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Approximately, 10,000 tons of waste are received per day across the metropolis Oloshosun landfill site is situated in the northern part of Lagos within Ikeja Local Government and receives approximately 40 per cent of the total waste deposits from Lagos. The size is 42.7 hectares and a residual life span of 20 years.
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Abule Egba landfill site occupies a land of about 10.2 hectares in the western part of Lagos in Alimosho Local Government and receives waste from the densely populated area. The residual life span is approximately eight years.
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Soluos landfill site is situated along Lagos State University–Iba Road. Soluos II-is on 7.8 hectares of land with average life span of five years, while Soluos III- a new site with approximately five hectares of land with average life span of five years.