17October
2026
2026
Webinar · 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Campus Grow Greener Webinar
An interactive webinar exploring how university communities can reduce food waste and build greener campuses.
Online Webinar · Microsoft Teams
Food waste initiative · Beirut, Lebanon
Turning waste into worth.
We work with students, restaurants, and households to keep food scraps out of landfill and return them to the soil as compost.
Who we are
Lettus Grow Greener is a Lebanese environmental initiative tackling food waste through education, student engagement, and practical solutions.
Our vision
A Lebanon where food is valued, not wasted, and where every campus, kitchen, and community treats sustainability as a shared habit.
Our mission
To reduce food waste through education, youth engagement, and practical partnerships with universities, restaurants, and households.
Raise awareness
Campaigns and workshops that inspire more responsible consumption.
Engage youth
Students leading change on campus and in their communities.
Support composting
Organic waste becomes compost instead of landfill.
Build partnerships
Universities, restaurants, and neighbourhoods working as one system.
Programs
Four ways in. One system.
Each program tackles a different source of food waste. Find the one closest to you.
On campusUniversitiesStudent-led collection days, hands-on learning, and zero-waste campus projects.Explore program
In the kitchenRestaurantsSource separation, coordinated composting pickups, and waste diversion reports.Explore program
In the streetCommunity responseFour months of daily volunteer response after the August 4 Beirut explosion.Explore programAt home · 2026 pilotHousehold compostingA monthly kit and coordinated pickups for Beirut homes.Explore program
Impact
One day in Mar Mikhael.
With CAS students completing their community service hours, we coordinated organic waste collection from 20 restaurants in a single day. Separated at the source, sent to compost.
Read about the project
- 200kg
- food waste collected in a single day
- 20
- restaurants in Mar Mikhael taking part
- 50
- volunteers mobilised
- 3
- universities engaged
At home
Compost from your kitchen.
Join Beirut’s household organic waste pilot. Separate your scraps, we coordinate the collection.
$15/ month
Beirut, 2026 pilot.
Limited places per district.
- 30biodegradable food-waste bags
- Pickupscoordinated, with a tracking calendar
- Reportson your impact, every quarter
Events
Come and take part.
Give an afternoon. Leave less waste behind.
Campus ambassadors, collection days, events, and research. Volunteers gain field experience and a certificate, and our structured programs support CAS and university service requirements.
Become a volunteerContact
Write to us.
Partnerships, questions, or an idea for your campus. We usually reply within 24 hours.
Email usinfo@lettusgrowgreener.com
Based inBeirut, Lebanon