Nigeria's Lagos to ban textile waste from landfills within 3 months

LAWMA managing director Muyiwa Gbadegesin made the announcement at the Lagos Fashion Week.

Gbadegesin said LAWMA is collaborating with Tejuosho Market in Yaba to collect textile waste for transfer to recycling companies. 

Students at the LAWMA Academy are being trained to upcycle textile waste into practical products, promoting sustainable practices.

A state government statement said that the ban on textile waste at Lagos landfills aligns with the government’s broader sustainability agenda, strengthened by public-private partnerships. 

Key initiatives by the state include development of a waste-to-energy plant in Epe and collaboration with Ghanaian company Zoomlion to decommission the Olusosun dumpsite.

Gbadegesin urged residents in the state to leverage the Capture Lagos whistleblowing platform to report non-compliant activities. 

The ban on harmful wastes was initially announced by the state in January 2024. To bolster its waste management strategy, Lagos has partnered with Dutch firms Closing the Loop and Harvest Waste Consortium, as well as Ghana’s Jospong Group. 

Harvest Waste Consortium, backed by €120 million from the Dutch government, is spearheading a waste-to-energy project at the decommissioned Epe landfill, converting 2,500 to 3,000 tonnes of waste daily into electricity. 

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)