Who is AWML?
Atlantic Waste Management (Nigeria) Limited (AWML) and Atlantic Waste Management Group, LLC (AWMG) were founded in 2020 as a Partnership between Vikek Environmental Engineers LLC (a solid waste management company) and Amkona Group, LLC (a land use and development company). Atlantic Waste Management (NIG.) Limited is a Nigerian Corporation and wholly–owned subsidiary of AWMG. We are focused on environmental, waste management and land use planning advisory consultancy for public and private sector clients in West African nations.
We are solid waste management and land use planning strategists committed to helping our clients seize the essential advantages and execute their solid waste and land use planning improvement objectives. We do this by working alongside all stakeholders to solve their most challenging problems and helping them capture the most significant opportunities. We collectively have over 100 years of experience and are committed to delivering quality Solid Waste Management, Land use Planning, Engineering, and Management advisory services.
AWML’s core team has over ten decades of combined expertise in integrated solid waste management systems (education, training, source reduction, reuse, recycling, and transfer stations, landfills, landfill gas-to-energy, and waste-to-energy ), including policy formulation, professional consulting, project management, engineering, training courses, awareness-raising, and entrepreneurship. We are organized to actively engage in the development of Solid Waste Management and land planning projects in West Africa.
Our Mission
To bring about an improvement to regional solid waste management practices in west African communities, by building partnerships with Local Communities, Non-Governmental Organizations(NGOS), Financial institutions and government agencies, to drive transformative changes in Solid Waste Management and Land use Planning ,through emphasis on the conversion solid wastes to renewable energy.
The Executive Team
Victor O. Okereke
Ph.D., PE., DEE, CLSSS, President and Director of Solid Waste Disposal Infrastructure Development
Dr. Okereke has over 32 years of direct experience in solid waste management and engineering. He has provided cradle-to-grave delivery on over 25 major solid waste projects spanning twelve landfills and seven LEED® -certified recycling/transfer stations in the USA.
Onum A. Esonu
Senior Vice President and Director of Land Use Planning and Government Relations
Mr. Esonu has over 30 years of experience in land-use planning related to infrastructure development, governmental relationship management, and business development projects for the private and public sector in the USA and Nigeria.
Nnamdi Madakor
Senior Vice President and Director of Environmental Due Diligence Assessments
Mr. Madakor has over 30 years of experience in site assessments, landfill and contaminated site closures, development of mitigation contaminated sites and innovative technologies in Africa.
Why Partner with AWML?
Our vision is to become respected leaders of waste management, landuse planning and waste-to-energy facilities’ development consultancy in West Africa while protecting human health and the environment.
Together, we can enhance human health, the environment, and business sustainability by facilitating the developing, owning, and operating of community -based solid waste recycling, disposal, and waste-to-energy conversion facilities in partnership with communities, governments businesses in West Africa, and our global partners!