Saving Lebanon's streets: the engineer with a sustainable fix
to replace stolen metal manhole covers on Lebanon’s streets with new, more sustainable ones. Using recycled single-use plastic, the industrial and environmental engineer applies a technique known as extrusion to melt the raw material and form it into the required shape. In this case, Mr Abi Chaker repurposes plastic waste to make drain covers to replace stolen ones. Where other people see rubbish, he sees opportunity. “I’m an industrial engineer, so my job is to find resources for manufacturing,” Mr Abi Chaker told The National. “But I’m also an environmental engineer, so I find...
Source: thenationalnews.com