{"id":3663,"date":"2025-10-07T18:16:47","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T18:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/remal.world\/?page_id=3663"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:52:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:52:49","slug":"national-policy-legislative-framework","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/remal.world\/index.php\/national-policy-legislative-framework\/","title":{"rendered":"National policy &#038; legislative framework"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3663\" class=\"elementor elementor-3663\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-005a146 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"005a146\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d7051c\" data-id=\"9d7051c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a9086 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"a8a9086\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7562f5f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7562f5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">National Policy &amp; Legislative Framework\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b06d094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b06d094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-382aac3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"382aac3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd3266a\" data-id=\"dd3266a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-725d3a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"725d3a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"125\" data-end=\"519\">Effective solid waste management in Lebanon requires more than technical solutions; it depends on a strong legal and policy foundation that can guide action, ensure compliance, and promote sustainable practices. Over the past decades, Lebanon has developed policies, laws, and regulations to address waste challenges, but gaps in implementation, financing, and enforcement remain significant.<\/p><p data-start=\"521\" data-end=\"660\">Several key regulations shape this framework. Together, these laws aim to promote a cleaner and more sustainable waste system in Lebanon.<\/p><p data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"569\">\n\n<\/p><p data-start=\"662\" data-end=\"1217\"><b>Law 80\/2018<\/b> is Lebanon\u2019s primary legal framework for integrated solid waste management. Adopted in October 2018, it establishes the principles of waste reduction, source separation, recycling, energy recovery, and environmentally sound disposal. The law defines institutional responsibilities, lays the groundwork for a national waste management strategy, and emphasises the \u201cpolluter pays\u201d principle. It also seeks to shift the country from short-term crisis responses towards a more sustainable, decentralised, and transparent waste governance system.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1574557 elementor-button-info elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1574557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/sites\/default\/files\/supporting_resources\/iswm_law_80_october2018_english.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn more about Law 80\/2018<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dcbc2c9\" data-id=\"dcbc2c9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5301c0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5301c0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"2474\" src=\"https:\/\/remal.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Law-80.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4206\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/remal.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Law-80.png 2560w, https:\/\/remal.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Law-80-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/remal.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Law-80-1024x990.png 1024w, https:\/\/remal.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Law-80-768x742.png 768w, https:\/\/remal.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Law-80-1536x1484.png 1536w, https:\/\/remal.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Law-80-2048x1979.png 2048w, https:\/\/remal.world\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Law-80-600x580.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52e5f40 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52e5f40\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-27b2ee0\" data-id=\"27b2ee0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c137b1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c137b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-de98c3a\" data-id=\"de98c3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cbfceda elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cbfceda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Policy &amp; Legislative Framework Effective solid waste management in Lebanon requires more than technical solutions; it depends on a strong legal and policy foundation that can guide action, ensure compliance, and promote sustainable practices. Over the past decades, Lebanon has developed policies, laws, and regulations to address waste challenges, but gaps in implementation, financing, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3663","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Gaoli Xiao","author_link":"https:\/\/remal.world\/index.php\/author\/gaoli-xiao\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"National Policy &amp; Legislative Framework Effective solid waste management in Lebanon requires more than technical solutions; it depends on a strong legal and policy foundation that can guide action, ensure compliance, and promote sustainable practices. 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