Garbage

Ramco Resumes Waste Collection After Temporary Suspension

Waste management company Ramco announced on Tuesday the immediate suspension of its waste collection operations in several areas of Mount Lebanon, Keserwan, and Beirut, following the sudden closure of the Jdeideh landfill at around 4 a.m. However, in a statement released later in the afternoon, the company said it had been informed by the Council ...

Finance Ministry Responds as Garbage Crisis Resurfaces

As mounting piles of uncollected garbage reappear in several districts of Beirut and Mount Lebanon, the long-standing controversy over the state’s management of the waste sector has flared up once again. At the center of the debate are delayed payments to the companies responsible for waste collection, treatment, and landfill operations, delays ...