Mrs Aishat Adebayo, the Acting Director of the board, while lunching the bins in Abuja, said the project was part of the waste-to-wealth initiative of the FCT administration.
Adebayo said the development of the bins was an improvement on the existing trash bins available to residents.
She said that the sorting bins would be used for waste sorting from the source to separate items that could be recycled from the biodegradables.
``This is an entire improvement on what we used to have as single trash bins.
``You can see that the bins contain three chambers meant for the separation of bottles, plastics, kitchen and chemical wastes,’’ Adebayo said.
The acting director said the bins would be made available to residents soon.
She also said that the project would mark the commencement of waste recycling in the FCT and called on users of such items to get ready for their availability.
Adebayo said the project was at its pilot stage but added: ``I assure you that the private sector will soon come in to give it a Public Private Partnership (PPP) outlook and to boost the availability of the recyclable items.’’
She also said that the project was part of the FCT waste recycling project, which commenced at Mpape sometime ago.
She, however, said that the Mpape landfill was a more comprehensive waste recycling site meant for the conversion of wastes after collection from different parts of Abuja.
``This new initiative is to complement the existing waste recycling plant located at Mpape.
``These bins, as you can see, will be taken to houses, offices and schools for the purpose of primary sorting,’’ Adebayo said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the FCT administration has commenced development of the facility for the sorting and conversion of waste after collections at Mpape.
The facility is expected to be used for the recycling of waste materials into various products, such as energy, plastics, bottles, cans, among others. (NAN)
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