Who recycles what, where and how?

Ecocentra contacted NGOs and companies that undertake recycling initiatives in Lebanon and inquired about the services they provide. If you are planning on recycling at home or at the office, you may find this list useful:

Name	Contact Information	Material	Area	Pickup Services
L’Ecoute	70-391908	Carton, electronics, metal, plastic,	Hadid	Free pick up service and offer recycling boxes
Terre Liban	05-923060	Everything	Ba’abda	Free pick up service for paper and plastic only and offer recycling boxes.
Sukleen	recycle@sukleen.com	Paper, plastic, metal, glass	Recycling bins around Beirut	Free pick up service and offer recycling boxes to offices
Lebanese Recycling Work	01-890383	Plastic	Roumie	Only large quantities for a fee (at least a ton)
Zero Waste	01-381381	Everything except glass	Badaro, Sin El Fil	Yes for a fee. They offer bins and have a reward system.
Soliver	05-803903	Only bottles and jars that are clear (not green or brown glass)	Bchamoun	Only large quantities for a fee
Al Zoujaj Al Yadawi	03-906091	Glass / all types	Sarafand	Only large quantities for a fee
Lebanese Cardboard Corporation	05 940248	Paper	Wadi Chahrour	Only large quantities for a fee
Plastic Wood	01-491152	Plastic (water bottles)	Sin El Fil	Only large quantities for a fee
Arc en ciel	01-495561	Plastic, paper, metal	Baabda, Gisr El Wati, Gisr El Basha	Only for old customers, not accepting new ones
Sipco	05-433553	Paper	Kafrchehim	No
Unipack Tissue Mill	09-478911	Only white paper	Jbeil	No
Averda	01-360000	Plastic bottles and aluminum cans	Drop off points in: Spinneys branches in  Hazmyeh, Jnah, Dbaye, Ashrafieh AUB-MC, AUB	No

On the government proposed solutions to the garbage crisis

Source: Breaking Energy

The government of Lebanon has still not found a final solution for the waste crisis. Nevertheless, trash collection has resumed and is being transported to temporary plots of land in different areas. Considering a location has not been agreed upon yet, it is safe to assume that a landfill to replace the recently closed one in Naameh will not be operational any time in the near future. In the immediate aftermath of the closure of the Naameh landfill, residents of different areas have rejected the prospect of receiving Beirut and Mount Lebanon’s trash, leading to protests and acts of vandalism.