The waste crisis resulted in overflowing dumpsters mounds of trash lining the streets as many residents took to wearing masks to alleviate the overwhelming stench.Protest in — Maryam Alkhawaja (@MARYAMALKHAWAJA)July 28, 2015
A Lebanese walks on piles of garbage left on a street in Beirut, Lebanon, July 23, 2015. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
A Syrian refugee family walks past a pile of garbage on a street in Beirut, July 23, 2015. EPA/WAEL HAMZEH
A Lebanese citizen covers his face with a mask as he passes garbage piled on a street in Beirut, Lebanon. Wael Hamzeh/EPA
Lebanese activists chant anti-government slogans during a protest against the garbage crisis in front of the government palace. EPA/Wael Hamzeh
Some frustrated residents resorted to burning piles of garbages in Beirut, Lebanon, July 24, 2015. EPA/Nabil Mounzer
A member of the Lebanese fire services attempts to put out a blazing pile of garbage on a street in Beirut, Lebanon, July 24, 2015 EPA/Nabil Mounzer
Sukleen company workers remove the garbage from the streets of Beirut, Lebanon, July 26, 2015. EPA/Wael Hamzeh
Lebanese activists hold placards as they protest against the garbage crisis in front of the government palace. EPA/Nabil Mounzer.