A full-blown sectarian war raging in neighboring Syria, a refugee crisis with no end in sight, a government that hasn't managed to elect a president in 14 months — none of this, many Lebanese boast, has dimmed their joie de vivre.
But a mounting trash crisis in the capital, Beirut, is pushing some Lebanese over the edge.
Last week, trash collection in Beirut and its suburbs was suspended when activists from the town of Naameh, the site of Lebanon's main landfill, cut off the road to dump trucks operated by Sukleen, the private company in charge of waste management in Lebanon.