The Abuja Environmental Protection Board (AEPB) on Wednesday in Abuja says it will start charging hotels and eateries for waste generated.
The Director of the Board, Mr Isa Shuiabu, who disclosed this at a media briefing, noted that hotels and other hospitality industry in Abuja were grossly under-charged.
He said that hotels were being charged according to the number of rentable rooms without proper consideration for other activities.
“The billing of hotels was formerly based on the number of rentable rooms without considering the restaurants, swimming pool, bars, night clubs and other activities they carry out that generate a lot of waste.
“We will charge them for all activities they carry out including the liquid waste they generate,’’ he said.
Shuiabu said that the law empowered the board to charge bills in line with the facilities used by the hotels to generate waste.
“We will charge them according to the waste they generate rather than charging them only on the rentable rooms.
“If we cannot generate enough money, we will not be able to sustain our responsibility of cleaning the city,’’ he said.
He, however, assured those concerned that the board would not increase the bills arbitrarily.
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