Respite is underway for Lagos residents as Visionscape Sanitation Solutions, a Leading waste management company, received a consignment of brand new 100 waste management vehicles equipped with cutting-edge technology. The consignment consists of a series of waste trucks, from various rear end loaders to operational vehicles. The company is set to begin operations across the state to roll out the next phase of their contract for the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI).
The CLI was established to address, enforce and regulate the challenges in the solid waste management systems within the state. The initiative is focused on improving the environment to make it cleaner, safer and healthier for all residents, as well as improving operational efficiency.
Visionscape is a global environmental utility company providing turnkey solutions in areas of sanitation, energy and wastewater treatment. The company aims to reinvent waste management processes, specific to emerging market, utilising a highly-experienced team, cutting-edge technology, and tools to address the waste management needs of megacities. It offers services for commercial, residential, industrial, and healthcare clients.
“The addition to the waste management fleet is in line with our commitment to providing integrated waste management services, using state-of-the-art equipment and innovative solutions to help transform megacities,” said Thomas Forgacs, chief operations officer at Visionscape .
As a pioneer in environmental solutions, Visionscape trucks are fully equipped and embedded with cutting-edge features, including a Global Positioning System (GPS), radio-frequency identification (RFID), and automotive Controller Area Network (CAN bus) system.
These innovative features are designed to meet the operational needs facing waste management across the state. Using these systems, Visionscape will be able to thoroughly monitor and track the states waste collection process, ensuring the trucks are seamlessly deployed for effective waste collection, and all communities within Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) and Local Government Areas (LGAs) are covered efficiently.
“In the last six months, we have surveyed all of Lagos and collated vital data to make our operations highly effective. We therefore, understand population density of the communities and areas that will be serviced, even up to the number of streets and households across the state. This preliminary assessment has aided us to know the amount of waste that will be generated in any particular location”, Forgacs stated.
Visionscape currently holds the residential waste collection contract for the State, and the management of three operating waste transfer loading stations, which are currently being renovated, under LAWMA. It has also begun construction of West Arica’s first engineered landfill in Epe. To-date, the company has successfully cleared over 1,000 litter black spots and illegal dumpsites across Lagos, as part of their pre-operational phase.
CHUKA UROKO
