Lagos State Government and a British firm, GreenDeal Chemicals and Recycling, have sealed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the purposes of launching a pilot project at the decommissioned Abule Egba landfill site.
The deal aligns with the state government’s current efforts targeted at reducing plastic waste to the barest minimum in the state and converting to energy.
The collaboration, which is with GreenDeal Chemicals and Recycling, in collaboration with Greenback Recycling Technologies Limited, is intended to implement advanced chemical recycling that aligns with the state government’s circulate economic objectives.
The State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who gave this hint through a statement in his official X (formerly Twitter) account, indicated that he signed the deal on Monday on behalf of the government on Monday at Alausa-Ikeja.
He stated: “As part of efforts to reduce public waste in the state and facilitate its conversion, the Lagos State Government over the week signed a Letter of Intent (LoL) with a British Comapany reputable for the conversion of plastic waste to energy.
“The LOL will grant access to the decommissioned Abule Egba landfill for the collection of flexible plastic waste for advanced chemical recycling.The project is a pilot one with GreenDeal Chemicals and Recycling and Greenback Recycling Technologies Limited.
“This project will border around the collection of all flexible plastic waste arriving at the Abule Egba landfill site that will be recycled to generate energy”, the commissioner stated.
Based on the terms of the LOL, the
Lagos State Government and a British firm, GreenDeal Chemicals and Recycling, have sealed a Letter of Intent (LoI) for the purposes of launching a pilot project at the decommissioned Abule Egba landfill site.
The deal aligns with the state government’s current efforts targeted at reducing plastic waste to the barest minimum in the state and converting to energy.
The collaboration, which is with GreenDeal Chemicals and Recycling, in collaboration with Greenback Recycling Technologies Limited, is intended to implement advanced chemical recycling that aligns with the state government’s circulate economic objectives.
The State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, who gave this hint through a statement in his official X (formerly Twitter) account, indicated that he signed the deal on Monday on behalf of the government on Monday at Alausa-Ikeja.
He stated: “As part of efforts to reduce public waste in the state and facilitate its conversion, the Lagos State Government over the week signed a Letter of Intent (LoL) with a British Comapany reputable for the conversion of plastic waste to energy.
“The LOL will grant access to the decommissioned Abule Egba landfill for the collection of flexible plastic waste for advanced chemical recycling.The project is a pilot one with GreenDeal Chemicals and Recycling and Greenback Recycling Technologies Limited.
“This project will border around the collection of all flexible plastic waste arriving at the Abule Egba landfill site that will be recycled to generate energy”, the commissioner stated.
Based on the terms of the LOL, the Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) will supply plastic waste to the site, where four chemical recycling units will process 32 metric tonnes of the waste daily, totalling 11,680 metric tonnes yearly
According to the commissioner, the initiative is projected to prevent 75,920 kilogrammes of carbon dioxide emissions while also creating jobs for about 1,100 waste pickers.
Wahab quoted the Chief Executive Officer of GreenDeal Chemicals and Recycling, Dr. Akintayo Adisa, as expressing his enthusiasm for his company’s partnership with the state government to drive its circular economy with a view to ensuring sustainable socioeconomic development for the state in the future.
will supply plastic waste to the site, where four chemical recycling units will process 32 metric tonnes of the waste daily, totalling 11,680 metric tonnes yearly
According to the commissioner, the initiative is projected to prevent 75,920 kilogrammes of carbon dioxide emissions while also creating jobs for about 1,100 waste pickers.
Wahab quoted the Chief Executive Officer of GreenDeal Chemicals and Recycling, Dr. Akintayo Adisa, as expressing his enthusiasm for his company’s partnership with the state government to drive its circular economy with a view to ensuring sustainable socioeconomic development for the state in the future.
