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Sidon’s ‘trash mountain’ to become a green park

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The Lebanese city of Saida is known for its historic ruins dating to the 5th century BC. It also is known for its giant garbage dump, which residents call “trash mountain.” The mountain has grown steadily for more than 30 years, and city residents, tourists and environmentalists say it is a growing source of frustration to them.

This so called trash mountain will soon become a park.

The project to rehabilitate Sidon’s trash mountain and turn it into a green park has been launched on the 20th anniversary of the first Earth Summit held in 1992. In a ceremony held near the garbage dump on the maritime boulevard of Martyr Rafik Hariri, the project’s agreement was signed between the Ministry of Environment and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in the presence of Sidon MPs Bahia Hariri and former PM Fouad Siniora .

Environment Minister Nazem Khoury as well as Hariri and Siniora praised the initiative, stressing that Sidon’s residents have been waiting for this step for too long.

Two men stand atop of Sidon’s trash mountain that sent an estimated of 150 tons of garbage into the sea Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)
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26 responses to “Sidon’s ‘trash mountain’ to become a green park”

  1. Hannibal Avatar
    Hannibal

    wow now we increased our territory by 1km2. We have to change the slogan 10452 to 10453.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      I think there was an original plan to turn it into a new ski resort …. but you know how long ‘dialogues’ take, and, after all, they had to add a few more yards to it in the meantime. Tripoli refused to donate from it’s own.

    2. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      I think there was an original plan to turn it into a new ski resort …. but you know how long ‘dialogues’ take, and, after all, they had to add a few more yards to it in the meantime. Tripoli refused to donate from it’s own.

    3. nayyashAl3arab Avatar
      nayyashAl3arab

      it was already added when geagea went to mee3rab; shou hal me33az

    4. nayyashAl3arab Avatar
      nayyashAl3arab

      it was already added when geagea went to mee3rab; shou hal me33az

  2. Hannibal Avatar
    Hannibal

    wow now we increased our territory by 1km2. We have to change the slogan 10452 to 10453.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      I think there was an original plan to turn it into a new ski resort …. but you know how long ‘dialogues’ take, and, after all, they had to add a few more yards to it in the meantime. Tripoli refused to donate from it’s own.

    2. nayyashAl3arab Avatar
      nayyashAl3arab

      it was already added when geagea went to mee3rab; shou hal me33az

  3. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Assad ‘moved’ chemical weapons, sought cooperation with ‘state of Israel:’ !! newly leaked file exposing Bashar Al Rat. 

    classified documents have revealed that the Syrian regime did move chemical weapons stockpile with the help of Iran and knowledge of Russia.Furthermore, additional documents also reveal that Assad has also sought cross border cooperation with the “State of Israel” which the Syrian regime often refers to in public as a hostile “entity”.

    In a highly-classified — but undated — document sent from Iran, Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force, a division of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), addressed President Assad directly, affirming that the chemical warheads are ready to be relocated. This was in contrary to previous statements by Iran that it would not support any country with plans to use the chemicals.

    Officially, the two states are at war; particularly since Israel is still occupying the Syrian Golan Heights.On April 3, 2011, less than one month after the beginning of the popular uprising in Syria, the Chief of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence, Sakr Mennoun, sent a written order to Col. Suheil Hassan to head to the Syrian-Israeli borders and ensure the safety of the frontiers.Mannoun requests from Hassan to secure the borders “in cooperation with the state of Israel.”

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      What? You think they are in this chemical pile ??

    2. Jalaal Elasmar Avatar
      Jalaal Elasmar

      talk about being off topic (yes i know you posted your off topic comment 10 months ago but this is rediculous.) this comment has nothing to do with Saida’s mountainous open air seaside garbage dump.

  4. wargame1 Avatar
    wargame1

    Assad ‘moved’ chemical weapons, sought cooperation with ‘state of Israel:’ !! newly leaked file exposing Bashar Al Rat. 

    classified documents have revealed that the Syrian regime did move chemical weapons stockpile with the help of Iran and knowledge of Russia.Furthermore, additional documents also reveal that Assad has also sought cross border cooperation with the “State of Israel” which the Syrian regime often refers to in public as a hostile “entity”.

    In a highly-classified — but undated — document sent from Iran, Qasem Soleimani, commander of the Quds Force, a division of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), addressed President Assad directly, affirming that the chemical warheads are ready to be relocated. This was in contrary to previous statements by Iran that it would not support any country with plans to use the chemicals.

    Officially, the two states are at war; particularly since Israel is still occupying the Syrian Golan Heights.On April 3, 2011, less than one month after the beginning of the popular uprising in Syria, the Chief of the Syrian Air Force Intelligence, Sakr Mennoun, sent a written order to Col. Suheil Hassan to head to the Syrian-Israeli borders and ensure the safety of the frontiers.Mannoun requests from Hassan to secure the borders “in cooperation with the state of Israel.”

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      What? You think they are in this chemical pile ??

    2. Jalaal Elasmar Avatar
      Jalaal Elasmar

      talk about being off topic (yes i know you posted your off topic comment 10 months ago but this is rediculous.) this comment has nothing to do with Saida’s mountainous open air seaside garbage dump.

  5. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    They should use it as a cemetery for fallen ‘street-turds’.

    1. $31060015 Avatar
      $31060015

      Yep, your right diarrhoea boy, a good place for you to prepare you journey to hell

  6. Patience2 Avatar
    Patience2

    They should use it as a cemetery for fallen ‘street-turds’.

    1. AntiFSA Avatar
      AntiFSA

      Yep, your right diarrhoea boy, a good place for you to prepare you journey to hell

  7. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    Let’s start a bet on how long it would take the proud inheritors of the 5th century BC ruins to turn this green park into a trash park.
    My estimate is: opening day!

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yes, it will still be leaching poisons into the ocean and causing the dead fish to be picked up and sold to the people – although some have been caught at trying to flog the ‘freshly-dead’ fish this year at markets. Covering it up may only expand the amount of time that leaching process takes, and puts the onus of health on a future generation.
      As usual, stupid humans pick the ‘cheapest’ method. (much like ‘trading’ carbon-emmisions’)

      Dream that Lebanon could build and open a MODERN gas-fired-garbage-fueled electricity plant instead, and become the real garbage collector of the Mediterranean instead of simply a collector of human waste. Imagine …. a chimney with no output which is a beacon to a world.
      And if they are going to keep making babies then, just like the sun, it will never run out until the species eats itself off the globe.

      1. MekensehParty Avatar
        MekensehParty

        It’s good they haven’t started eating one another

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          There are still grasshoppers available. 😉

  8. MekensehParty Avatar
    MekensehParty

    Let’s start a bet on how long it would take the proud inheritors of the 5th century BC ruins to turn this green park into a trash park.
    My estimate is: opening day!

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar
      5thDrawer

      Yes, it will still be leaching poisons into the ocean and causing the dead fish to be picked up and sold to the people – although some have been caught at trying to flog the ‘freshly-dead’ fish this year at markets. Covering it up may only expand the amount of time that leaching process takes, and puts the onus of health on a future generation.
      As usual, stupid humans pick the ‘cheapest’ method. (much like ‘trading’ carbon-emmisions’)

      1. MekensehParty Avatar
        MekensehParty

        It’s good they haven’t started eating one another

        1. 5thDrawer Avatar
          5thDrawer

          There are still grasshoppers available. 😉

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