The authorities of the Delta State Waste Management Board have confirmed that the government approved dumpsite at Ibusa, in Oshimili North local government area, is overstretched. The Executive Chairman of the Board, Hon Matthew Mofe Edema, who disclosed this in Asaba while dispatching a team to push back the heavily compact dumpsite,, however, noted that the facility was still effectively serving its purpose.,
Hon Edema said the Ibusa dumpsite was the only one servicing the entire State Capital Territory, with over 40 waste disposal contractors, otherwise known as Private Sector Participants (PSPs) using it on a daily basis.
He said the Board had been consistent with the maintenance of the Ibusa dumpsite and others across the state by regularly pushing back heaps of refuse to create space for more truck loads of waste..
The Board Chairman revealed that there were plans to expand the dumpsite, but that in the interim, the users should take advantage of the regular maintenance of the site to provide quality service to their clients