Shehayyeb: Negotiations to Export Waste to Kick Off with European Firms
Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb revealed that negotiations with European companies to export Lebanon's garbage will kick off on Thursday, reported As Safir newspaper.
He told the daily: “The negotiations rely on very critical calculations and technical details.”
The negotiations will be carried out with four firms.
“We are seeking to obtain the cheapest price with the best conditions,” he added without disclosing the names of the companies.
“Exporting the waste should adhere to international laws that Lebanon is committed to,” continued the minister.
“There are several technicalities that need to be agreed upon before taking the final decision to export the trash,” he explained, such as the weight and nature of the waste.
The waste being addressed are those of Beirut and the Mount Lebanon region that are under the jurisdiction of the Sukleen garbage collection company, said Shehayyeb.
The export will take place over an 18-month period, which should be followed with the implementation of the waste disposal plan that he had devised.
A meeting was held on Wednesday between Prime Minister Tammam Salam, Shehayyeb, and the concerned technical committee to address the latest progress made in resolving the waste management crisis that erupted in July with the closure of the Naameh landfill.
The landfill was shut with officials failing to find an alternative to it resulting in the pile up of garbage on the streets of the country and the emergence of arbitrary landfills that pose health and environmental hazards.
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