Mashnouq Announces Names of Waste Management Firms for Whole of Lebanon
Environment Minister Mohammed al-Mashnouq unveiled on Monday the names of the companies that won bids regarding waste management in Lebanon.
He announced in a press conference that it is now up to the cabinet to study the bids and announce the names of the winning proposals.
The Lavajet company will tackle waste disposal in Beirut and Badco in the North.
The South for Construction company will handle waste in the Aley, Baabda and the Chouf regions, while the Jihad al-Arab company will handle trash in the Bekaa, and Ward will handle trash in the South.
Sayfco and Endevco company won the tender for the waste management in al-Metn, Keserouan, and Jbeil.
Mashnouq hoped that his announcement will act as a “happy ending” to the garbage disposal crisis Lebanon has been witnessing since the closure of the Naameh landfill on July 17.
“We are all responsible for the issue of landfills. It is shameful for a country of our size to fail to find a decent landfill,” he added.
He explained that new landfills will abide by international health standards.
“Four or five landfills are better than hundreds of arbitrary dumps,” he stressed, while expressing a hope that in the future, the waste could be used to generate electricity.
Since the closure of the Naameh landfill, arbitrary garbage dumps began to emerge after various municipalities refused to allow the disposal of waste from Beirut and Mount Lebanon in their areas.
“Differences should be made between garbage dumps and landfills that abide by health standards,” stressed Mashnouq.
Cabinet is expected to hold an extraordinary session on Tuesday morning to tackle the waste management crisis.
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