Title: Public-private partnership and urban solid waste management: a case study of Lagos State, Nigeria

Authors: Oluwaseun Kugbayi; Adeleke Adegbami

Addresses: Department of Public Administration, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria ' Department of Public Administration, Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, Nigeria

Abstract: The persistent increase in the volume of solid wastes generated resulting from the steady increase in population, industrialisation, rural-urban drift, and general economic growth have become one of the major challenges confronting Nigeria, like many other developing countries. The successive government in Nigeria have continued to take various measures at managing the generated wastes in order to achieve safe, inclusive, and sustainable cities in line with the United Nations sustainable development goals. Using a mixed research method, the study investigates the extent to which public-private partnership has helped in managing waste in Lagos State, Nigeria. The result of the study showed that the privatisation of waste collection services has contributed immensely to effective waste management in Lagos state. The study concluded that challenges faced by the private sector operators notwithstanding, their involvement in waste management have brought about effectiveness in waste collection and management in the state.

Keywords: privatisation; solid waste; waste management; public-private partnership; urban centre; Lagos.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEWM.2024.140976

International Journal of Environment and Waste Management, 2024 Vol.35 No.1, pp.117 - 130

Accepted: 06 Jul 2022
Published online: 05 Sep 2024 *

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