Restaurants green
their businesses
to reduce waste

UNEP

Before giving up on her dream, Kamakian sought funding opportunities. Fortunately, UN Lebanon, through the UNEP Regional Office for West Asia based in Beirut, was looking for restaurants in the Mar Mikhael – Gemmayze area to partner with in reducing the waste problem in Lebanon.

Under this project, which is part of the SwitchMed II Programme funded by the European Union and implemented in collaboration with local civil society organization NUSANED, the UN is supporting Mayrig by collecting their food waste. FULL STORY