The Solid Waste Management Program in Lebanon

In the midst of the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Solid Waste Management Program at the Office of the Minister of States for Administrative Reform (OMSAR), issued a response plan for Municipalities, stating that all operators of facilities are required to develop and implement a strict infectious disease preparedness and response plan. Within this plan the operators must prepare to implement basic infection prevention measures. In this respect, all operators must implement good hygiene and infection control practices including: Enforce frequent and thorough hand washing. Workers must be provided with access to running water and adequate amounts of soap. Hand washing time must take at least 30 seconds before rinsing. Alcohol of at least 70% can also be used to further sterilize hands. All workers must wash their hands upon arrival to work and prior to entering the facility. Regular hand washing must be encourages especially if they

Abiding by the decisions and measures taken by the government to reduce the spread of the new Coronavirus COVID-19 and in order to ensure the safety of workers in waste management facilities and preserve public health, the Solid Waste Management Program at the Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform established strict infection prevention measures. Here's the video , produced by the communication team at the project.  We will be posting our full response plan and prevention measures, soon. 

A warm welcome to all the environmental experts, activists, scientists, journalists, and anyone interested in the solid waste management sector. This blog belongs to the Solid Waste Management Program (SWMP), at the Office of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform (OMSAR) and It was created to give you all a creative space to publish your recent studies, articles, videos, presentations and guidelines. Please consider it YOURS! Your contribution to this blog will help us form a reliable data base for the public, especially the municipalities, students and donors, about the solid waste management sector in Lebanon, and will help make your work and achievements, PUBLIC.  Help us spread awareness and create the change we deserve.  In our next post, we will be sharing an informative video stating the safety guidelines set by our environmental experts, in order to protect our workers from the spread of COVID-19 in waste facilities. You don't want to miss it!