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Oct 2018
47m 15s

EPISODE 2 - Environment - There’s no suc...

Nicolas Dahan
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The garbage guru, Ziad Abi Chaker, talks to us about the various environmental projects being carried out in Lebanon through Cedar Environmental, from slaughterhouse waste to plastics to ecoboards. A Zero Waste Lebanon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC-k7aj2Ip0 An Incinerator for Beirut? A Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ee88DvyvXQY Ziad’s t ... Show More
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