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The Official Opening
Mr. Nabil Rizk – MC: the Organizer Mr. Raji Maasri – Technical Advisor Dr. Fadi Gemayel – Chairman of ALI
The Official Opening
Honoring and Recognition
H.E. Minister Mohamad Al Mashnouk
H.E. MP Marwan Hamadé H.E. Minister Akram Chouheib |
Representing H.E. MP Walid Joumblatt
Honoring and Recognition
H.E. Eng. Nabil Al Jisr – CDR President
Dr. Fadi Gemayel – President of ALI Mr. Mohamad Chouckair – Chairman of CCIA
Honoring and Recognition
Mr. Tal’at Laham – CEO of Sibline
Mr. Romel Ghosn – Representative of HOLCIM lebanon Mr. Jamil Taleb – Representative of Dar Al Handasah |
Nazih Taleb and Partners
Panel 1: Current Strategy and Managing Waste for Sustainable Development
Eng. Bassam Farhat Representative of CDR,
Lebanon
Eng. Bassam Sabbagh Representative of MoE,
Lebanon
Mrs. Rana Tabchirani Saliba Representative of ALI,
Lebanon
Mr. Pierre Issa Consultant OMSAR Minister,
Lebanon
Mr. Raji Maasri Technical Advisor to
Conference | MD of Mores , Lebanon Moderator
Dr. Abdulla Nassour University of Rostock,
Germany The Panel One
Panel 2: International Experience, Innovative Solutions, and Decision Making
The Panel Two
Dr. Abdulla Nassour University of Rostock, Germany | Moderator
Dr. Stephane Poellaer Manager AETPS, Belgium
Mr. Raji Maasri Representing Dr. Kåre Helge
Karstensen | SINTEF , Norway
Dr. Charbel Afif Assistant Professor – USJ,
Lebanon
Dr. Ludwig Streff ICP Environmental & Geo-
technical Engineering, Germany
Panel 3: Business of Solid Waste Management and Other Considerations
The Panel Three
Dr. Stephane Poellaer Manager AETPS, Belgium
Prof. Dr. Klaus Fricke President of Center for
Research, Education and Demonstration in Waste Management (CReED),
Germany
Dr. Mustapha Brakez General Manager, SEGU Group,
Morocco
Dr. Hassan Dhaini Associate Professor of
Toxicology Faculty of Health Sciences – University of
Balamand, Lebanon
Mr. Fadi Ghanem Chairman of Ghadi Association,
Lebanon
Dr. Elie Mekhael Assistant Professor, Lebanese University,
Faculty of Education, and Expert in Sustainable Education – Lebanon
Panel 4: Quality of Life
Mrs. Jinan Karameh Chayya PHD Candidate in Science
Education Expert in Education For Sustainable Development
(Accredited by EU) Lebanon
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The Conference – Attendance Profile
Official Patronage and Endorsement
Official Patronage: H.E. Mr. Mohamad Al Mashnouk - Minister of Environment, Lebanon
Endorsed by: Council for Development and Reconstruction – Represented by H.E. Eng. Nabil Al Jisr
Strategic partner: Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI) - Represented by Dr. Fadi Gemayel
Keynote Speaker of the Conference: H.E. MP Walid Joumblatt President of National Nidal Parliamentary Front Progressive
Socialist Party Leader – Represented by H.E. Mr. Akram Chouheib – Minister of Agriculture, Lebanon
Official Attendance:
H.E. MP Marwan Hamadeh – Head of the Environment Parliamentary Committee
H.E. MP Assem Qansou – Rapportteur of the Environment Parliamentary Committee
H.E. Mr. Berj Hatajian – Director General of Ministry of Environment
Mr. Pierre Issa – Representing H.E. Minister of OMSAR – Mr. Nabil De Freij
Mr. Mohammad Choukeir – Chairman of Federation of Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture in Lebanon
Mr. Mohamad Lamaa – Vice Chairman of Beirut and Mount Lebanon Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture
Board Member of ALI
Directors of CDR: Mr. Ibrahim Chahrour, Dr. Wafaa Charafeddine, Mr. Bassam Farhat, and many others
Ministry of Environment: Head of departments and Sections
Diplomatic Corps: representatives from EU Commission, Oman, Algeria, Italy, France, UK, Iran, and UAE,
Representatives of UN Agencies: ESCWA, UNDP, UNICEF, UNIDO, UNHCR, UNESCO
Representatives of EU Commission in Lebanon
Representatives of Federations of Municipalities and Municipalities from North, Bekaa, South, Nabatieh, Akkar, Tyr,
Sponsors:
Main sponsors: Ministry of Environment, CDR, ALI, Al Mawarid Bank, Holcim Lebanon – Sibline, Dar Al Handasha Nazih Taleb &
Partners.
Speakers:
7 International Speakers from: Germany (3), Belgium (1), Norway (2), Morocco (1)
10 Speakers from Lebanon (Academics, Practitioners, Experts, and NGOs)
Media Sponsors:
Lebanon Files, Annahar newspaper, and LBCI
Attendance Profile:
Total number of Attendance at the opening: More than 200 Delegates including Speakers and Officials Figures
Government: 30 | Diplomats: 10 | Private Sector and Industry: 75 | Municipalities and Federations of Municipalities: 25 | UN
Agencies: 12 | EU Commission: 2 | International NGOs and National NGOs: 30| Academics: 10 | Students: 15
The Conference – Program
Official Opening Organizer’s Welcome Speech by Nabil Rizk
Managing Director of TTL for Business Development s.a.r.l.
Dr. Fadi Gemayel
President of the Association of Lebanese Industrialists
H.E. Eng. Nabil Al Jisr
President of Council for Development and Reconstruction
H.E. Mr. Mohamad Al Mashnouk
Minister of Environment, Lebanon
Keynote Speaker: H.E. MP Walid Joumblatt
President of National Nidal Parliamentary Front Progressive Socialist Party Leader
Honoring at the Stage
Panel 1: Current Strategy and Managing Waste for Sustainable Development Moderator: Mr. Raji Maasri | General Manager, MORES, Lebanon
Speakers Presentation Outlines
Eng. Bassam Farhat
Project Manager,
Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR), Lebanon
Title: Present Situation and Future Plans for Solid Waste Management in
Lebanon
Eng. Bassam Sabbagh
Head of Urban Environment Service, Ministry of Environment,
Lebanon
Title: Solid Waste Management in Lebanon, Treatment Options and Les-
sons Learned
Background information on SWM
Current MSWM Legislation, policies and strategies
SWM CHALLENGES in Lebanon
ENERGY RECOVERY FROM WASTE
Drivers and Constraints to implementing WtE technologies
Recommendations
Mr. Pierre Issa
Consultant to the Minister OMSAR, Lebanon
Title: The OMSAR’s Contribution to the National Strategy for Solid Waste
Management
Mrs. Rana Tabcharani Saliba Head & Project Manager
Environment & Energy Department Association of Lebanese
Industrialists, Lebanon
Title: Burning Waste Is Burning Money and Job Opportunities
Recycling: a way of life in many countries
The role of recycling versus incinerating for power generation
Dr. Abdulla Nassour
Professor, University of Rostock Chair of Waste Management
and Material Flow, Germany
Title: Technical and financial practical solutions for municipal solid waste
management in Lebanon
Waste Management in General
How to Minimize Land Filling
Q&A
The Conference – Program
Panel 2: International Experience, Innovative Solutions, and Decision Making Moderator: Dr. Abdulla Nassour
Professor, University of Rostock Chair of Waste Management and
Material Flow,
Germany
Speakers Presentation Outlines
Dr. Kåre Helge Karstensen
Chief Scientist Foundation for Scientific & Industrial
Research (SINTEF),
Norway
Mr. Palash Kumar Researcher Foundation for Scientific
& Industrial Research (SINTEF), Norway
Title: Sustainable waste management in a circular economy- case of
co-processing in cement kilns
Importance of resource conservation and re-use – concept of
circular economy
How co-processing addresses the important levers of sustainable
development
Experiences of co-processing
Governance- collaboration between government, academia,
research, industry and the civil society
Strategic long term vision
Mr. Stéphane Poellaer
Manager, Alterline Environmental Technologies &
Process Safety sprl, Belgium
Title: Waste Management Hierarchy
Raw Material & RDF Recovery: MSW Pre-processing & RDF
production
Recovery of RDF
RDF use /vs. Total Incineration
Dr. Ludwig Streff
Head of International Waste Management - ICP
Environmental & Geo-technical Engineering, Germany
Title: Valorization of organic matter out of MSW (municipal solid
waste) and other sources
Dr. Charbel Afif
As. Professor, Saint-Joseph University,
Lebanon
Title: Implication of Air Quality in Waste Management Scheme
Air quality baseline in Lebanon
Air pollution hotspots in Lebanon and need for detailed inventory
in specific areas (due to quarries)
Implication of waste management technologies on air quality –
Technologies versus emissions and emission factors
The concept of incremental increase
Reaching a choice – air quality as a major selection criteria
Q&A
The Conference – Program
Panel 3: Business of Solid Waste Management and Other Considerations Moderator: Mr. Stéphane Poellaer
Manager, Alterline Environmental Technologies & Process Safety sprl,
Belgium
Speakers Presentation Outlines
Prof. Dr. Klaus Fricke
Professor, Technical University of Braunschweig
(Technische Universität Braunschweig), Leichtweiß
Institute for Hydraulic Engineering, Department Waste
and Resource Management
President of Center for Research, Education and
Demonstration in Waste Management (CReED, Germany
Title: Financials, Management and Technologies for solving waste
management problems
Trend Setting Influences in waste management
Sustainable management systems and technologies in
development and threshold countries
Technical standards
Ecological aspects
Markets for secondary resources - status quo and development
Fees, revenues, carbon trading etc.
Capacity building
Financing
Dr. Mustapha BRAKEZ
PhD of Environmental Economy - University of Cote
d'Opale Dunkerque
General Manager, SEGU Group,
Morocco
Title: Monitoring and Control of Municipal Waste Collection Services
and Use of Intelligent Technologies for Credibility and
Transparency
Integrity & Transparency in Waste Management
Technical Control, Supervision, Optimization of Waste
Management Model, etc.
Dr. Hassan Dhaini
Associate Professor of Toxicology
Faculty of Health Sciences
University of Balamand,
Lebanon
Title: Exposure Pathways and Health Consideration in Solid Waste
Management Strategy
MSW Components & Management
Environmental Concerns
Exposure Pathways & Health Risks
Recommendations for Decision Makers
Q&A
The Conference – Program
Panel 4: Quality of Life Moderator: Dr. Elie Mekhael
Assistant Professor, Lebanese University, Faculty of Education, and
Expert in Sustainable Education - Lebanon
Speakers Presentation Outlines
Dr. Elie Mekhael
As. Professor, Lebanese University, Faculty of
Education, and Expert in Sustainable Education,
Lebanon
Mrs. Jinan Karameh Chayya
PHD Candidate in Science Education
Expert in Education For Sustainable Development
(Accredited by EU)
School Coordinator of UNESCO Activities
Member in United Nations Association, Lebanon
Title: Mobilization of Community Resources
Major public health risks
Role of private sector and PPP
Overview of Sustainability Education,
Awareness and Sustainability Education: Hands-on Experience
and Best Practices
Mr. Fadi Ghanem
Chairman of Ghadi Association, Lebanon
Title: How NGOs Can Contribute in a Strategic Waste Management
Plan
Current Environmental Challenges
The Need for a National Strategic Plan for Waste Management
Concerns and Possible Obstacles
Q&A
The Conference’s Closing Session – Conclusions and Recommendations
Introduction This closing section represents conclusions and recommendations are a
synopsis of key viable messages by the speakers; positions of Lebanese experts
and decision makers that were ascertained by the international experts; issues
raised by local civic society and academia that were applauded by
participants; and presented current practices by Lebanese industries and local
authorities that have proven to divert materials from land filling.
The recommendations of the conference are presented under various topics:
Government:
o The Government of Lebanon should establish a sustainable, flexible,
and resource oriented waste management system for Lebanon.
o Establish a national and transparent data base for MSW and other type of
wastes.
o The Ministry of Environment (MoE) should be the entity devising the waste
management strategy.
o Encourage the Lebanese Government represented by MoE to lead a proper
governance initiative for MSW.
o Willingness to change and develop is a must.
Use technology for a better society: o Co-processing is a preferred option over land filling and incineration.
o RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel) production and co-processing and the
installation of BMT plants is replacing incineration as options in Europe,
and in the rest of the “western world” (In contrast with what is being
promoted in Lebanon).
o MBT (Mechanical Biological Treatment) can reduce waste volume,
increase landfill lifetime, reduce emissions by >90% in gas and
Leachate, protect surface and groundwater and produce RDF.
o With proper drying, and recovery of recyclable and RDF, only inert
matter would be destined to land filling.
o Composting is not an option for mixed waste, and regulators and
technicians should stop promoting it, except for sorted at source organic
matter.
o Waste sorting at source is highly recommended to be introduced.
o Valorization of organics through composting can only be done if sorted at
source (not mixed). Treatment of organics, especially in mixed waste,
should be done through other means like Bio stabilization or bio drying.
The Conference’s Closing Session – Conclusions and Recommendations
Industry: o Engage and encourage Industry as an active partner.
o Ensure recovery of recyclables as raw material.
o Offer industry incentives to develop their systems to co-process alternative
fuel and resources.
o Take note that “centralized” incineration punishes industry, and deprive
them from raw material and alternative fuels.
Sustainability:
o Lebanon needs can be a leader in the development, implementation, and
maintenance of innovative and sustainable waste reduction, recycling and
collection services within an engaged community.
o Acting under emergency approaches is not constructive.
o Putting limitations, asking for large consortium forces elevation in prices,
increase unknowns, and develops more centralized decision making and
monopolies.
o Mixing collection with treatment hinders the use of checks and balances
and limits control over quality and finances. Such approaches hamper
active minimization of waste generation.
o Technical, financial and environmental sustainability depends on long term
visions and strategies. Sustainable solutions can only be implemented
within proper visions and strategies, and not as a response to emergency
situations. Visions lead to strategies and in turn to sustainable solutions.
Such solutions address market needs, and have positive socio-economic
implications, and would ultimately lead to closure and reclamation of
dumps, and the better protection of the environment.
o Indirect costs and the cost of environmental degradation ought to be
accounted for in decision making.
o C&D, bulky waste and hospital waste should not be mixed with household
waste.
The Conference’s Closing Session – Conclusions and Recommendations
Role of Municipalities: o Municipalities should encourage social engagement, and get engaged
socially.
o Municipalities should have control over budgets and expenditures for the
cleansing of towns, and be involved in related financial matters.
o The government ought to entrust municipalities and federations of
municipalities to play an active role in implementing awareness programs.
o Proper solutions ought to relieve municipal funds and permit
decentralization and development.
o Decentralization of waste management solutions should be considered as
part of any strategic plan for solid waste management in Lebanon.
Civil Society, NGOs and Education:
o NGOs are correct in requesting strategies before solutions. Something the
government and its politicians are hesitant to do…
o Although, NGOs may not always promote technically viable solutions, they
are a must as pressure groups.
o We aim at providing a waste collection and recovered materials services
that are timely and serve the needs of our community. In the preparation
stage, we will work with CDR and other government stakeholders to
establish a vision and mission for
o Continually educating ourselves and our community regarding
sustainability, environmental responsibility, recycling, and proper waste
management is a must.
o Society should play an active role in waste reduction and management.
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