Tuesday, August 18, 2026 -Ogun State Waste Management Authority, OGWAMA, has sealed Quantum Packaging Nigeria Limited, a paper processing company, for operating an illegal dumpsite and burning waste along Lusada-Igbesa Road in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area.
Special Adviser to the Governor and Managing Director of
OGWAMA, Farouk Akintunde, on Monday said the conduct contravenes Section
2(b)(a) of the OGWAMA Law 2020 and the Ogun State Environmental and Public
Health Law 2006, which completely ban open-air waste burning and unauthorised
refuse dumping.
Akintunde stated that the company was caught as a result of
comprehensive surveillance mounted on different facilities, including companies
that are found to be committing environmental infractions.
He said, “As a regulatory body, we are charged with the
management and administration of waste.
“Regrettably, I was here on a familiarisation visit to this
particular company where I discovered that they dumped waste indiscriminately
inside their factory instead of allowing government-accredited waste collectors
to collect and dispose of it properly. They were subsequently warned to desist.
“This warning led to our surveillance team monitoring their
waste disposal, and it was discovered that they operate a very big dumpsite on
a large expanse of land near their factory where a lot of burning was equally
done to hide their dastardly act, so the Authority and the state government had
no option but to shut them down.”
According to him, the illegal activities of the company are
inimical to the health and well-being of residents of the state.
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