Waste generated in Lagos, daily13,000–15,000 tonnes (LAWMA's own figure; the deputy governor has quoted 17,000)LAWMA MD Dr Muyiwa Gbadegesin, Jan 2026; Guardian Nigeria
What the licensed fleet can actually collect4,000–5,000 tonnes a day — a gap of roughly two-thirds of generationLAWMA MD, Dec 2025
Licensed collectorsAbout 450 PSP operators across 377 wards, roughly one per wardLAWMA MD, Jan 2026
The household bill, by lawabout ₦3,000 a month; every household must be registered with a PSP and pay itBusinessDay investigation, March 2026
The street price, illegally₦300 per cement bag, charged by cart pushers LAWMA prohibitsBusinessDay investigation, March 2026
What LAWMA says it needsa minimum of 2,000 tricycle compactors to reach the streets a truck cannotLAWMA MD, Dec 2025
Commercial motorcycle ban10 local governments and 15 LCDAs since 2022; rider and passenger liable to three yearsLagos State Ministry of Transportation, Oct 2022
Read as a whole, they say one thing: the licensed fleet collects roughly a third of what the city throws away, the law requires every household to pay a licensed collector about ₦3,000 a month, and the street's alternative is an illegal ₦300 cement bag. That gap is where a solo rider is lawful — moving recyclables, working under the ward's PSP operator, and reaching the buildings a truck cannot. It is not a licence to take the PSP's household waste.