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LIMS Urges User-Payer Model in Lebanon’s Waste Management Overhaul

14:32 | 30 أيلول 2025LIMS output
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On September 24, Lebanon’s Finance and Budget Committee approved legislation enabling municipalities to collect and manage solid waste in exchange for a service fee. LIMS welcomed the move as a step toward empowering local authorities and addressing the chronic funding shortages that have long undermined waste management.

However, LIMS warned that if the proposed fee is levied irrespective of whether the municipality provides the service, it would amount to little more than a new tax—one that risks perpetuating inefficiency rather than rewarding performance. Under such a system, municipalities would have no financial incentive to improve waste collection, since revenue would be guaranteed regardless of delivery.

Instead, LIMS advocates a user-payer model directly tied to the provision of services, whereby households and businesses pay only when waste is actually collected and treated. This service-based charge would link revenue to results, encouraging municipalities to maintain higher standards and even contract private operators. By allowing private firms to compete for end users, municipalities could foster competition that drives down costs, enhances efficiency, and spurs innovation.

Ultimately, LIMS argued, the success of such reforms will hinge on the design of the payment. A well-designed, locally managed system could shift decision-making closer to communities, empowering municipalities to select efficient private providers and tailor solutions to local needs—turning waste management from a fiscal burden into a market-oriented model.

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