Landfill Operations

Olushosun Landfill Site: Situated in the Northern part of Lagos within Ikeja Local Government and receives approximately 40% of the total waste deposits from Lagos. The size is 42.7 hectares and a residual life span of 20 years.

Abule-Egba Landfill Site: The 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 8 years.

The Solous Sites: Situated along Lagos State University – IBA Road.

• Soluos II - is on 7.8 hectares of land with average life span of 5 years.
• Soluos III- a new site with approximately 5 hectares of land with average life span of 5 years. Each site receives an average of about 2,250 m3 of waste per day.

Satellite Sites
These Satellite Sites comprise of Owutu (Ikorodu), Sangotedo (Eti–Osa) and Temu (Epe) dumpsites. These sites serve as back–ups for other three main landfill sites, and also have an advantage of proximity. They are temporary sites, and receive an average waste of about 1,864.29m3 per day.

Landfill Development
Upgrading of the three (3) principal landfill sites (Olushun, Abule–Egba and Solous) are ongoing and nearing completion.
This will improve turn around time of trucks, and also reduce traffic congestion.