Haj Hassan emphasizes observing environmental standards for obtaining certificates of industry

The minister of industry, Hussein Haj Hassan disclosed yesterday that he will re-issue a pre-existing memo banning any industrial establishment that does not observe the environmental standards from receiving or benefiting from the certificate of industry, urging any party having difficulties in disposal of its solid waste to seek the help of competent authorities. Haj Hassan was speaking during a workshop organized by the ministry, in cooperation with the involved state ministries and Beqaa municipalities, on the projected clean up of the polluted Litani River and the adjacent Qaraooan Lake, as well the reduction of industrial pollutants. Haj Hassan underlined the role of industrialists as the pillar of domestic economy, in terms of job creation, production, exports and the balance of payments and trade. (Al Diyar, An Nahar, August 23, 2016)