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Rubbish trucks drive between a built up pile of waste on a street in Beirut's northern suburb of Jdeideh on February 25, 2016. Lebanon canceled a plan to export its waste to Russia, sending Beirut's six-month garbage crisis back to square one as mountains of trash choke the city's air and streets. / AFP / JOSEPH EID (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)

Rubbish trucks drive between a built up pile of waste on a street in Beirut's northern suburb of Jdeideh on February 25, 2016.
Lebanon canceled a plan to export its waste to Russia, sending Beirut's six-month garbage crisis back to square one as mountains of trash choke the city's air and streets. / AFP / JOSEPH EID        (Photo credit should read JOSEPH EID/AFP/Getty Images)