Skleen’s remarks come after clashes erupted yesterday night between “We Want Accountability” campaigners and employees from the company during a protest held by the activists outside the firm’s building in Karantina.
In a statement, Sukleen stressed that it will continue the implementation of the waste plan to restore cleanliness to Lebanon’s regions and streets.
“We Want Accountability” activists held on Monday a protest outside Sukleen Company’s building in Karantina, coinciding with the implementation of the waste plan and the resumption of Sukleen’s work.
The implementation of the waste plan, which was approved by the Lebanese Cabinet, started on Saturday as seven dump trucks entered the Naameh landfill for the first time since its closure eight months ago, which set off the most severe trash crisis in Lebanon's history.
Preparation works kicked off Friday at the Costa Brava seaside site in Khalde where the government has decided to set up a garbage landfill.
Last week, the Lebanese Cabinet decided to establish two landfills in Costa Brava and Bourj Hammoud and to re-open the Naameh landfill for two months only as part of a four-year plan to resolve the country’s waste management crisis despite the rejection of many residents and civil society activists.