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'Costing the livelihood of thousands of fishermen in the Mediterranean'
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'Costing the livelihood of thousands of fishermen in the Mediterranean'

With Lebanon paralysed by economic collapse, Bahr Bala Plastic is attempting to remedy its waste management crisis.

Aug 29, 2021
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'Costing the livelihood of thousands of fishermen in the Mediterranean'
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Fisherman Idriss Atris clearly remembers his childhood on the shores of Saint Simon, a coastal town south of Beirut, where he caught mussels, clams and sardines a few metres away from his family home. Nowadays, only a few dead fish lie amongst the trash on the sandy beach, unable to survive amidst chemical and plastic pollution.

Sunset over the sea in Be…

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