Ressources numériques en sciences humaines et sociales OpenEdition Nos plateformes OpenEdition Books OpenEdition Journals Hypothèses Calenda Bibliothèques OpenEdition Freemium Suivez-nous

Recycling Policies from the Bottom Up: Waste Work in Lebanon, Elizabeth Saleh

 

“Policy on waste infrastructure in Lebanon tends to focus on the efficacy of the delivery of these public services to the country’s citizens. And quite rightly so. Between the questionable treatment of solid waste and the high probability that much of what we throw into recycling bins is not being recycled, evidence mounts up to show that waste in Lebanon is badly managed. Stances against government waste management grew louder when the garbage crisis reached an apogee in 2015. With piles of foul-smelling rubbish bags conspicuously tucked away under highway bridges (and everywhere else!), the peak of this protracted crisis ultimately exposed the shortcomings of highly privatized and corrupt state bureaucracies. (…) Lire la suite


OpenEdition vous propose de citer ce billet de la manière suivante :
Bénédicte Florin (11 janvier 2021). Recycling Policies from the Bottom Up: Waste Work in Lebanon, Elizabeth Saleh. SUD. Consulté le 25 avril 2025 à l’adresse https://doi.org/10.58079/umds