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Challenges of Waste Management in a Developing Context

Over the past years, several efforts were undertaken in an attempt to improve solid waste management in Lebanon. However, with the lack of a well-established national plan and defined policies and legislation, all attempts achieved little or no progress. Several challenges continue to hinder the sector’s successful development at various levels: politically, legally and institutionally, socially, land use, and last but not least, technically. This chapter provides an overview of waste management practices in Lebanon such as waste generation, waste composition, current status of waste management practices, policy, and legislation, while highlighting the main challenges for implementing an integrated solid waste management towards a sustainable system.