Lagos Waste Reporter

Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA), today, 29th March, 2020, distributed personal protective equipment (PPE) kits, to its sweepers and PSP operators across the state to protect them from infection in the course of their duties. Items distributed included hand sanitizers, liquid soap, safety goggle, rubber work gloves, and re-useable nose masks, among others. Speaking at the presentation of the materials at LAWMA Headquarters, Ijora, the Managing Director, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, noted that the move was in compliance with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s directive that all necessary steps be taken to arrest the further spread of corona virus. He said that the over four thousand PSP employees and fifteen thousand street sweepers must be adequately protected because of the hazardous nature of their public sanitation service which may expose them to infection by the corona virus.  According to him, “We are kitting our sweepers and PSP operators as we have always d

D isposable gloves can't protect from coronavirus As the new coronavirus outbreak spreads, people are trying to protect themselves. Some are using disposable gloves, but doctors warn that it's not a solution. disposable gloves should not be worn as a protective measure against the new coronavirus.  Experts are quick to say no, and warn that wearing masks or gloves isn't a solution.  To  wear hand glove outside of health care settings , especially considering there may not be enough gloves for all of the health care workers in Nigeria And gloves are not recommended,this isn't something the general public would be wearing. Hand glove is not going to do anything but give people a false sense of security,create more waste  for LAWMA and create more demand for something that's unnecessary. They're not designed for going out, running up stairs, doing things in daily life. latex-free nitrile gloves are worn to care for patients in isolation Disposable hand

The Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) is set to commence enforcement action against health facilities that do not dispose their medical waste properly.   The Managing Director of LAWMA, Dr. Muyiwa Gbadegesin, gave the hint when he spoke against the backdrop of the rampaging COVID-19 pandemic and the need to curb the tide of the spread of infectious diseases in the state.   He said monitoring activities of his organisation had revealed that many private and public health facilities still co-mingle their wastes which he said was potentially hazardous and capable of harming health waste haulers, refuse workers and even the environment.    He said further that the Authority had put modalities in place to monitor the waste management practices in health facilities to ensure they were in line with international best procedures.   According to him, “The waste (healthcare waste) produced in the course of healthcare activities carries a higher potential for infect