Sea of Trash Washes Up on Lebanon’s Beaches
The recent accumulation of trash on Lebanon’s coastline — known for its Mediterranean beaches
that attract vacationers from across the world — has led politicians to trade jabs ahead of coming parliamentary elections.
23, 2018
BEIRUT, Lebanon — A winter storm in Lebanon has resurfaced a longstanding national problem, in the form of a swirling sea of garbage.
"If they wanted to — if there was a real desire to negotiate and set up the necessary infrastructure for recycling and treating waste as the resource
that it has the potential to be — it could be done." Hwaida Saad and Anne Barnard contributed reporting from Beirut.
Sammy Kayed said that Instead of using the waste as a resource for the economy, politicians are using it as a means to assert their political agendas,
Mr. Khatib hit back on Tuesday, saying that open dumping in a district overseen by Mr. Gemayel’s party was one of the main sources of the garbage.
Prime Minister Saad Hariri on Tuesday ordered a cleanup of the beaches in the Kaserwan
district, home to Zouk Mosbeh and a region filled with beach resorts.
