We are seriously seeking a favorable outcome in the upcoming weeks,” Machnouk said after chairing a meeting of the National Environment Council. After a plan to treat the Lebanon’s waste was approved in January, the government called for tenders to manage the garbage, dividing the country into six districts. But companies only applied for District 2, encompassing Metn,Kesrouan and Jbeil. The Naameh landfill, where trash from Beirutand Mount Lebanon is dumped, is scheduled to close on July 17. Under the plan, contractors who win the tenders must secure the location of a landfill in their district. Relaunching the tenders in the five remaining districts, including Beirut, requires a decision from the Cabinet, currently in a state of paralysis. But Machnouk voiced hope that a suitable decision could be made in coordination with the Cabinet and a ministerial committee headed by Prime Minister Tammam Salam.
The Daily Star
