“You Stink” campaign activists carried out on Thursday a sit-in in the Banks Street (“Massaref” Street) in downtown Beirut, calling on the government to return money from the Independent Municipal Fund to municipalities so they can assume their responsibility of managing waste.
The protesters called for a massive demonstration to be held on Saturday in Martyrs’ Square.
Lebanon has been grappling with a waste crisis following the July 17 closure of the Naameh landfill.