The Oyo State Government, in collaboration with its Waste Management Consultant, Mottainai Recycling, has begun the fumigation of dump sites in the state.
The exercise, which started at Lapite dump site in Ibadan, the state capital, is aimed at eliminating communicable diseases and epidemic in the state.
The Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Abiodun Oni, and the Managing Director, Mottainai Recycling, Ade Adewuyi, announced this in Ibadan on Tuesday.
The Commissioner stated that the fumigation exercise, which started on Saturday at Lapite dump site, would be extended to other dump sites across the state.
The Commissioner, through the Permanent Secretary, Modupe Adeleye, appealed to residents of the state to shun practices that could have negative impacts on the environment.
“The fumigation exercise plays an important role in the waste management chain. This will help us attain a cleaner and safer environment.
“It is no doubt that dump sites are prime breeding sites for communicable diseases and vectors such as rodents, mosquitoes and house flies which tend to exacerbate the prevalence of waterborne diseases such as typhoid, cholera among others,” he said.
According to him, the dump sites
play crucial roles in the new waste management chain.
It need proper disinfection in order to attain the state government’s vision of establishing a cleaner environment.
“This is the right way to go in sanitizing our environment. Our main goal is to protect the public and minimize the negative impacts of these sites to the neighbouring communities.
“Dump sites are a crucial component for the delivery of solid waste management as they serve as the final destination for all solid wastes collected from residences, businesses and public spaces,” he said.
