Cedar Environmental a group that specialises in zero waste technologies
Cedar Environmental a group that specialises in zero waste technologies
Environmental engineer Ziad Abichaker said recycling had always been neglected by authorities.Only “about 10 percent" of Lebanon’s daily waste load of 5,000 tonnes is recycled, said Abichaker, who heads Cedar Environmental, a group that specialises in “zero waste" technologies.
Authorities were studying a national waste management plan but there has been no progress due to institutional deadlock, he said.
A caretaker government with limited powers has been at the helm for more than a year.
Abichaker said “90 percent of the sorting plants built over the years" with money from international donations had stopped working, pointing to “faulty designs" and “corruption".
In Burj Hammoud, Renata Rahme, 47, said the first time she rolled up to the Drive Throw recycling station, she didn’t know she was supposed to separate the materials.
“Now I’m trying to do more sorting," said Rahme, a film producer who brought in a crate with lights and other small electrical appliances.
“The point is not the monetary return as much as participating in the initiative," she said. “We’re trying to do something better for the community, for the country, for society."Andhra Pradesh and rajasthan are already ahead of tamil Nadu when it comes to solar-power generation, said the report.
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