In Lebanon, there are probably some farms and gardeners who practise compositing on a very small scale (authors included). This is simply a result of the lack of sufficient awareness, and the need for some motivation and encouragement to increase this practice. In addition, in the cities where most of the population live, it is far more difficult to make composting a feasible endeavour.
With reference to the last remark, composting on a larger scale as part of MSW management is probably practised solely by the one or two local companies. To date, it is most likely that the only facility that is actually composting is the SUKLEEN in their Karantina Plant. In Saida, recently a waste management plant was launched that includes an anaerobic digester capability. This presumably is producing biogas as a product and to date no further information is available.
At such a large national scale, results have not been quite satisfactory since the material to be composted is usually separated at the facility from other non-organic, non-desirable wastes which may include glass, plastics, or even some unsafe materials. It is worth noting here that the organic fraction makes up anywhere from 50-70% of the total municipal solid waste in Lebanon which amounts conservatively to about 3500 tons per day giving about 1500-2100 tons per day of organic waste. The solid waste generation in Lebanon is about 0.9 kg per person per day.
It is not certain, but there appears to be no real composting effort at any university in Lebanon. As such, some interesting composting efforts at a few universities in the west will be summarized next.