Trash File Loses Spotlight, Shehayyeb Confirms Progress is Imminent
Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb confirmed on Friday that progress has been made in the waste management file and that contacts are ongoing in that regard, al-Liwaa daily reported.
“Major and tangible progress has been reached in finding a solution for the trash file,” Shehayyeb told the daily refusing to give further details.
He only added that “meetings continue in order to determine things. Based on the outcome and the progress made then we will present the file to the cabinet.”
Shehayyeb's appeasing comments came after the four-month long trash crisis, that saw a number of solutions hampered for different reasons, lost the media's attention despite the health hazards it entails.
The latest political and security developments linked to the nomination of Marada leader MP Suleiman Franjieh for president and the release of the Arsal soldiers have cast their shadow on the worsening trash crisis.
On Thursday, the latest reports on the thorny trash file said that PM Tammam Salam was handed a number of studies tackling the exportation of garbage in Lebanon.
It said that the committee concerned with tackling this file will deliver to him a technical, administrative, and legal reports on the matter.
Since the closure of the Naameh landfill in July, Lebanon has been battling a trash crisis that left the streets, valleys and river beds swarming with piled garbage.
Several solutions to end the crisis were suggested but they were all hampered.
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Source: Naharnet
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