As Lebanon drowns in its own trash, people look to themselves - not the government - for solutions
(LA Times Clippers)

The trash blankets the beach in Beirut, rubbish is pushed into the sea by the ton, and the smoke from the heaps of burning garbage washes across Lebanon´s countryside. Little has fazed the Lebanese since the civil war ended here in 1990. Intermittent electricity and water. Dismal telecommunications...