Monitoring & Compliance

1.0 Proposed Regulation on the Prohibition of Management and Handling of Used Oil and Oily Waste in the State:

1. No person shall carry on the business of collection, storage, processing, handling, treatment, recycling and disposal of used/waste oil and oily wastes without permit;
2. the enforcing authority shall regulate the collection, handling, processing, treatment, recycling and disposal of used/waste oil and oily waste generated in the State
3. All private and government establishment that generates used/waste oil and oily waste in the State shall register with the enforcing authority
4. No oil in any form shall be discharged into the public drain, rivers, lakes, sea, land or underground injection in the State.

2.0 Requirements And The Expectations Of The Agency From Fast Foods, Hotels, Shopping Malls, Restaurants, Supermarkets, Etc In Lagos State

1. Submission of Environmental Technical Reports (EIA, EA, EAR, etc). The report should among others address the following (i) Concise description of the project; (ii) Positive/Negative Impacts of the Project on the Environment; (iii) Mitigative measures; (iv) Socio-Economic Impacts; (v) Good house-keeping; (vi) Quality Control, etc
2. Standard Environmental Management Procedures which includes the installation of abatement facilities, treatment facilities for wastewater generated from the kitchens (e.g. fats trap, oil-water separator – OWS) and the sewage (e.g. Wastewater Treatment Plant – WWTP). Others include adequate solid waste and spent oil (from power generators) management.

3. Standard Sanitation Procedures which includes the provision of modern toilet facilities; regular cleaning and maintenance of premises and drainage (within and outside), availability of potable water for good house-keeping, beautification of premises(within and outside) as well as adequate maintenance of flowers, lawns and gardens, observation of monthly environmental sanitation exercise for commercial outlets every last Thursday of the month.

4. Standard Operating Procedures for the Health of Workers such as Medical Tests for workers before employment, provision of personal protective wears, good house-keeping procedures, retainer agreement with a hospital/clinic; monthly fumigation of premises, food handlers’ test on each worker twice in a year.

6. Payment of the annual Environmental Development Charges (EDC). The EDC is a charge paid by all users of the environment.