The Oyo State Government has flagged off an intensive door-to-door waste evacuation operation to address the menace of improper waste disposal in the metropolis, sequel to the verification of One-hundred and Sixty-nine Waste collectors.
This is revealed in a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan by Mr. Adey Adewuyi, the Waste Management Consultant in the State.
He said that the waste collectors, now known as ‘Mottainai Accredited Franchisees’ will be empowered to fast track the clearing of waste from the streets of Ibadan and restore environmental sustainability.
Mr Adey added that the new system in place does not permit residents and commercial waste creators/generators in Oyo State to make cash payments to any accredited waste collector.
“All payments are made through bank transfer, Point of Sale (POS) or Direct Deposit in the banking hall. Also, all former residential pick-up tariffs will be maintained with no increase whatsoever”, he said.
He said the verification exercise was done in collaboration with the Oyo State Waste Management Authority (OYOWMA), for Waste collectors that have been operating in Oyo State and some new companies that applied to work in
the waste management sector.
“So far, 169 waste collectors, who have shown that they have some level of capacity, have been verified and are now known as Mottainai Accredited Franchisees (MAFs)”, he said.
Adewuyi said, with 21 Compactors, 3 Roro Trucks, 175 Open Trucks, and no (zero) Skip Trucks, the operational capacity of the MAFs is far below what is required to keep the state clean.
He however said his firm, Mottainai Recycling Ltd will empower them with operational trucks.