Lebanon rolls out waste management project
For years, Lebanon's trash has been burned in open dumps, with dangerous environmental and health effects.
BEIRUT — Lebanon’s government approved a new waste management project Tuesday as part of efforts to regulate the solid waste sector.
The project was announced during a workshop organized by the Ministry of Environment. Representatives from the Interior Ministry, local municipalities and international organizations were in attendance, according to the official National News Agency.
The project will be implemented over the next four years in the Akkar, South and Nabatieh governorates to reduce pollution from the uncontrolled burning of solid waste in these areas.
In December last year, the World Bank announced a $8.86 million grant from the Global Environment Facility for the project in Lebanon.
