Waste collection in Metn and Kesrouan by the company Ramco. (Credit: NNA)
Faced with widespread criticism, the Cabinet on Monday suspended decree 3214, which raised environmental fees on 98 categories of imported products — including food, hydrocarbons, chemicals, and weapons — from 1% to 3%. The fee schedule is now under review though no timetable or criteria have been announced. The 2026 law 38, which created the system, remains in force, and the government says it intends to implement it. A second decree, yet to be published, would determine how the proceeds are distributed among a new national waste authority, the Treasury and the Environment Ministry, Environment Minister Tamara Elzein told L’Orient-Le Jour in a written response. But allocating part of the revenue to repay past debt raises legal objections, while questions remain about how the money will ultimately be used in a sector long criticized for...
Faced with widespread criticism, the Cabinet on Monday suspended decree 3214, which raised environmental fees on 98 categories of imported products — including food, hydrocarbons, chemicals, and weapons — from 1% to 3%. The fee schedule is now under review though no timetable or criteria have been announced. The 2026 law 38, which created the system, remains in force, and the government says it intends to implement it. A second decree, yet to be published, would determine how the proceeds are distributed among a new national waste authority, the Treasury and the Environment Ministry, Environment Minister Tamara Elzein told L’Orient-Le Jour in a written response. But allocating part of the revenue to repay past debt raises legal objections, while questions remain about how the money will ultimately be used in a sector long...
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