LASG to replicate Ikosi-Ketu biodigester project across Lagos markets
LASG
Nike Popoola
The Lagos State Government has announced plans to replicate the Ikosi-Ketu Market biodigester project across major markets in the state as part of efforts to promote sustainable waste management and advance the circular economy.
The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), Dr. Muyiwa Gbadeges disclosed this during the official launch of the Ikosi-Ketu Biodigester Project, describing it as a model for treating organic market waste at source and reducing dependence on landfills.
A statement from the Director Public Affairs, Mukaila Sanusi, today, he explained that Ikosi-Ketu Market generated an average of 30 tonnes of waste daily, about 90 per cent of which was organic, making it suitable for biodigestion, adding that the project demonstrated how market waste could be converted into clean energy and other valuable by-products.
Dr. Gbadegesin said that markets were major contributors to organic waste generation in Lagos and noted that replicating the biodigester model would help curb indiscriminate dumping, reduce evacuation costs, ease pressure on landfills and improve environmental sanitation.
He added that the initiative aligned with the state’s circular economy agenda, producing clean cooking gas, electricity, and organic fertiliser while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating flooding risks.
The LAWMA boss stated that market stakeholders had been trained to operate the facility, assuring that the Authority would continue to provide technical support as similar projects are deployed across other markets in the state.
