On 28 October 2009, in the presence of the Minister of Interior and Municipalities, H.E Ziad Baroud and the Minister of Environment, H.E Antoine Karam and a number of heads of unions and municipalities, H.E Ibrahim Shamseddine held a press conference to launch the awareness campaign for the proper management of solid waste and the promotion of the sorting of waste at the source in the beneficiary municipalities. The awareness campaign constitutes an essential element of the Solid Waste Program that OMSAR is implementing with the municipalities.
All ministers stressed the importance of the role that municipalities should play in the proper management of solid waste.