Report: Lebanon's Exported Waste Gets Approval from Sierra Leone

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The government of Sierra Leone has given its consent to receive Lebanon's trash that is supposed be exported starting mid January, As Safir daily reported on Saturday.

The Lebanese government has been informed of the approval through the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. A letter signed by the adviser of President of Sierra Leone was addressed to Holland’s Howa BV firm that is tasked by the Lebanese cabinet with the exportation of the trash, the daily added.

However, the government of Sierra Leon has set conditions that it will not receive waste that contains toxic substances, and that the approval is considered tentative and not final until after the approval of the President of Sierra Leone and the government.

A trash management crisis erupted in July 2015 when the Naameh landfill that receives the trash of Beirut and Mount Lebanon was closed.

The government's failure to find alternatives led to the piling up of garbage on the streets and in random locations, which raised health and environmental concerns and sparked unprecedented street protests against the entire political class.

In December, the cabinet approved an export plan with representatives of Britain’s Chinook Urban Mining International firm and Holland’s Howa BV.

The exportation plan will include the newly generated trash excluding the piles that were burnt and buried.

SourceNaharnet
Comments 8
Thumb EagleDawn 8 years

Nabil Berri was born in Bo, Sierra Leone. Finally, he is going back home with a lot of money too.

Thumb justin 8 years

i wonder how much money he and hezbollah made out of this deal..?

Default-user-icon Kogarah (Guest) 8 years

Syria didn't say no .. It would be way cheaper rather than these thieves .. Sorry to say this but M8 have mongers .... Its a cake and they are all taking us for a ride

Thumb caballeros 8 years

If they aren't going to take any toxic waste or waste with toxins mixed in then they won't be taking any of the disease ridden trash that has been breeding the plague for the last half year. I still say it's going in the sea when nobody is looking.

Default-user-icon Fatima (Guest) 8 years

Sad, we can't get rid of our own trash, but can afford to take another country's. God help mama Salone & punish all evil doers to her.

Missing lagom 8 years

Ummm how will Sierra Leone manage tons of waste? DlAre they seriously importing our crisis? They must be mad.

Thumb cityboy 8 years

What a shame, the trash should be going to a landfill in Syria. Cheaper for the Lebanese and money to be made for syrians.

Default-user-icon ABS (Guest) 8 years

Sierra Leone is now the home of waste materials. Politics is business in Sierra Leone as usual. It is the political class that is going inherit the huge financial benefit that is coming from this deal. Shame on the corrupt politicians who are putting the health of Sierra Leoneans at risk. I urge these politicians to stop this malpractice now beacuse the dtatus quo is coming to a dead end. Enough is enough.