Beirut Governor Ziad Chbib has ordered the removal of illegally placed municipal election posters on public walls, fences, bridges, traffic lights, poles and others. He has also vowed to fine candidates who break the law. I wish he had warned candidates before electoral campaigns had kicked off but it's good news . I still can't understand how people can vote for candidates who don't have a problem polluting their own city’s streets and walls.

The collection of garbage resumed a couple of weeks ago but the garbage crisis is still ongoing as there's still no agreement on other landfills and garbage smells are all over Beirut. Unfortunately, the government and the concerned ministries haven't yet spread any awareness on the importance of recycling and reducing waste and NGOs are still struggling to convince municipalities to stop throwing garbage randomly and start recycling. Having said that, I still believe that…