"I am extremely proud to see that our initiative, combining arts and developement, entitled "Khalas Plastique", launched back in September 2022 by Agence Française de Développement in partnership with the Lebanese artist Caroline Chaptini, has now thanks to IPT ENERGY CENTER (IPTEC) and Dr. Toni Issa, a new life!

Thanks to our joint efforts, we hope that our intiative will bring on board additional partners and grow to include all the Lebanese territory, in order to raise awareness on national level on the importance of recycling and the vital need to decrease our plastic consumption.

Looking forward to seeing our Turtle in the upcoming months on the shores of Amchit!"

"The ministry focuses on such kind of initiatives, because it fits into the framework of raising public awareness about protecting a healthy environment and putting the waste sorting principle into practice at gas stations. It is encouraging to observe how oil importing companies have increased the scope of their services provided at store locations to the extent that there is now considerable competition among them to attract customers in a way that conforms to public safety requirements. We look at these projects as a trailblazing example of collaboration between the government and private sectors, as well as sustained, positive, and unending collaboration with the Minister of Environment and the Ministry of Environment with the objective of helping the public and the citizens, and striving to overcome difficulties."