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<p>Scope: Sanitary landfill facility designed and operated per international standards, plus waste processing facility separating recyclables from incoming municipal waste stream. Part of World Bank-funded Solid Waste and Environmental Management Project (SWEMP) mandating construction and operation of 10 controlled landfill sites across Lebanon.<br>Challenge: Deliver internationally compliant sanitary landfill as part of national program addressing Lebanon's chronic waste management crisis. Design facility serving Zahleh and surrounding Bekaa region while meeting World Bank environmental and social safeguards. Integrate recyclable separation into landfill operations - maximizing diversion while maintaining operational efficiency. Coordinate with 9 other simultaneous SWEMP landfill projects across country.<br><br>Status: Completed</p>
Solid waste management
Construction supervision
Laceco responded to the above objectives by:
Designing a consistent urban framework that nevertheless provided a diversity in the individual architectural character of buildings.
Curating a seamless pedestrian experience in a site that had a challenging topography and was exposed to dominant winds.
Anchoring the site along three platforms linked to each other by a continuous game of terraces, stairs, suspended bridges and esplanades that gently slope down the length of the development.
Conducting value engineering and cost optimization studies to preserve economic viability of the development.
The project calls for the implementation of various activities related to the best applied practices in the waste management sector.
Laceco together with IDOM and EPEM responded to the above objectives by:
Preparing baseline reports characterizing the existing solid waste management practices in the various regions of the study area. The data was collected through a series of extensive interviews with the various municipalities, the operators of existing solid waste management facilities, the local communities, etc.
Developing Waste Management Master plans for the 12 Districts (Caza);
Assisting OMSAR in establishing a training center to train municipalities on waste management issues;
Carrying out full awareness campaigns;
Establishing an economic model that allows the municipalities to calculate cost and cost recovery of waste management plans;
Preparing draft tender and contract documents for the various categories of services that the municipalities need;
Preparing studies about new recycling technologies that could be implemented within the study area;
Conducting Environmental Audits for all operational facilities within the study area.
