Report: New Landfill Location in Kfar Zabad to Be Assessed
A new location to establish a landfill to address Lebanon's mounting garbage crisis will be assessed on Tuesday, reported al-Joumhouria newspaper.
It said that the landfill is located on the outskirts of Kfar Zabad in the eastern Bekaa region.
Another location in Kfar Zabad had been considered in previous weeks.
Once the assessment is made, Prime Minister Tammam Salam will be informed of its results and he will then call cabinet to session to introduce modifications to the trash disposal plan ahead of giving the green light for its implementation.
As Safir newspaper had reported on Tuesday however that no new location for a landfill is being studied.
It attributed the discrepancy to the presence of more than one technical team aimed at assessing potential dump locations.
Media reports had said in recent weeks that officials are awaiting the approval of Hizbullah and the AMAL movement over the establishment of a landfill in the Bekaa.
Al-Liwaa newspaper said Tuesday that the rejection to create a dump in the Bekaa can be attributed to growing political tensions.
The residents of Kfar Zabad had in recent days staged a demonstration against the possibility of establishing a landfill in their region.
Lebanon was plunged in a garbage disposal crisis after the closure of the Naameh landfill in July with officials failing to find an alternative to it.
The crisis has led to the pile up of garbage on the streets throughout the country, raising fears of the environmental and health repercussions of the problem.
Political disputes have been hindering an agreement over a new landfill.
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