These are some of the random things that can be seen floating in the sea along Lebanon’s coastline. Once a source of pride, the country’s Mediterranean coastline has become a source of shame for many Lebanese because of the swirling trash that pollutes its shores. The country has a long-running solid waste management problem that caused summer riots in 2015 as trash piled in the streets. The government solved the problem by simply shifting the trash to landfills and coastal dumps that often run into the Mediterranean. Abdullah Absi, a 56-year-old civil engineer, said as a swimmer, the open sewage running into the sea was his biggest problem.

Source: Egypt Independent November 29, 2018 06:00 UTC