AUB Announces Plan to Recycle War Rubble for Sustainable Rebuilding

The American University of Beirut (AUB) has announced the development of a plan to recycle the large amounts of war rubble left behind by the recent aggressions against Lebanese soil. Professor Issam Srour from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering is spearheading this project for sustainable rebuilding.

Srour’s approach involves mapping rubble sites, sorting, decontaminating, and establishing cost-effective, temporary recycling facilities. These facilities would repurpose debris into usable materials for construction, reducing pollution and the demand for new natural resources.

They will transform the debris into materials like cinder blocks. They will then repurpose the materials for new buildings or road foundations. His model aims to transform waste into resources, providing a scalable solution for other regions with limited resources.

The goal is to build a more sustainable future by reducing pollution and easing the pressure on Lebanon’s ecosystems. Alongside Professor Srour is a research team of 15 PhD and Master’s students at the Maroun Semaan Faculty of Engineering and Architecture.

You can read all the details on the AUB website by clicking here.

As AUB develops a plan to recycle war rubble, many Lebanese people are returning home following the ceasefire. You can see the heartwarming images of their return here.