Recycled waste can help build climate-resilient cities of the future – The National

Recycled waste can help build climate-resilient cities of the future – The National

When the Beirut port blast rocked Lebanon’s capital city in August last year, an initiative to encourage the development of more climate-resilient cities was born.

The Rubble to Mountains project used debris left behind from the devastating explosion and turned it into city-scape furniture, such as public benches and children’s play areas.

Of the 300,000 tonnes of construction and demolition waste left behind from the blast, volunteers managed to recycle 200,000 tonnes of rubble, 25,000 tonnes of glass and 5,000 tonnes of plastic.