The dissemination seminar for the Plastic Production and Recycling sector was held at the Meridian Commodore Hotel – Hamra on the 7th of January 2008. It was organized jointly with the Environmental Fund for Lebanon Project (EFL) which is a project funded by the German government through GTZ and coordinated by the Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) and aiming at reducing environmental risks and economic impacts caused by July 2006 war in Lebanon.
The objectives of the seminar were to raise awareness about the advantages of cleaner production, establish data bases on the environmentally-friendly technologies and serve as a forum for the exchange of experiences as well as introducing the EFL project to all SME's that have applied the Cleaner Production options as assessed by the Lebanese Cleaner Production Center from one side, and the media from the other side.
The collaboration between the EFL and LCPC is a clear indication for the private sector, who has committed time and money in conducting environmental audits, that their efforts can be implemented and sustained, through various initiatives such as the Project of the Environmental Fund. In fact, the meeting brought together the private sector and the media to collaborate in addressing environmental pollution problems in Lebanon…
The keynote speakers in this seminar were the Director of the LCPC – Dr. Ali Yaacoub; the EFL team Leader – Dr. Lamia Mansour; Senior Architect and Urban Planner at the CDR – Mr. Jawdat Abou Jawdé; and the Administrative and Financial Director at the IRI – Mr. Salim Kfoury representing the IRI General Director.
During the seminar, In-plant demonstrations of the Plastic Production and Recycling sector were presented and relative manuals were distributed to the participants. The manuals detailed the CP methodology and techniques in general and their application at the plastic production and recycling SME’s in particular. In addition they summarized the successful stories of the SME’s that participated with the LCPC, shedding the light on the savings they achieved in energy, water and other raw materials consumption.
During the ceremony, certificates were distributed to the SME’s that applied the CP concept in their industries as well as to two CP experts that have participated in latest in-plant demonstration organized by the LCPC.
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