Lebanon generates over 2 million tons of municipal, industrial and commercial waste annually – valuable resources currently lost to landfills or open dumping. The Waste Valorization Cluster, led by Berytech, creates synergies between industries, municipalities and innovators to turn this crisis into a catalyst for building a circular, resource-efficient economy.
A cluster is a collaborative network of companies, institutions, and stakeholders working together to drive innovation, competitiveness, and growth within a specific sector.
In Lebanon’s fragmented waste management sector, a cluster model creates:
By pooling expertise, influencing policies, and co-developing solutions, the Sustainable Energy Cluster turns individual efforts into collective impact, empowering local players to lead the energy transition despite national challenges.
Monetize waste streams in organic, plastic, electronic and beyond
Close Technology Gaps across the entire value chain
Create Green Job from collection to processing to remanufacturing
Fuel Industrial Growth by supplying manufacturers with local secondary raw materials
Attract Investment from industrial symbiosis and bio-based materials to waste-to-energy and sustainable manufacturing
More than a network, the Cluster is a collaborative engine for change.
cross-sector waste valorization network
working
groups
initiatives that create real impact
Lebanon’s waste valorization cluster is gaining momentum
14+ industry leaders
across the full value chain are already driving the change
The cluster will bring together stakeholders from across the waste ecosystem, including:
Lebanon stands at a pivotal turn, where collective action transforms waste into shared prosperity.
By joining the Waste Valorization Cluster, you’ll be:
Creating economic value from all waste streams – municipal to industrial
Developing circular systems that benefit businesses and communities
Supporting effective waste policies through private-sector solutions
Connecting stakeholders across the entire value chain