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Lebanon holds breath for deal to export trash abroad

Although officials have announced that Lebanon will export its waste as a solution to the garbage crisis plaguing the country since July, the government has yet to sign contracts with any foreign companies.

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A truck drives on a highway near piled garbage in Beirut, Jan. 19, 2016. — REUTERS/Aziz Taher

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