Lebanon's Finance Minister Ali Hassan Khalil (2nd L) stands near Head of Lebanon's Hezbollah's parliamentary bloc Mohamed Raad (3rdL) and leader of the Marada movement Suleiman Franjieh (2nd R)

Several thousand demonstrators returned to the streets of Beirut on Wednesday, September 9, for the latest “You Stink” protest against an ongoing trash crisis in the Lebanese capital as politicians assembled to discuss the situation. The protest movement was triggered by the government’s inaction in the face of a mounting garbage collection crisis, which demonstrators say is emblematic of endemic corruption and poor public services in the nation.

Lebanese women have their photograph taken in front barbed wire near the main Lebanese government building, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. Lebanon's prime minister says he hopes that political talks between senior politicians will help end government paralysis that has sparked angry street protests. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Lebanese political leaders, stand around a round table as they listen to the Lebanese national anthem, during the opening session of the National Dialogue, in the Parliament building, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. Lebanon's prime minister Tammam Salam says he hopes that political talks between senior politicians will help end government paralysis that has sparked angry street protests. Salam also called for a Cabinet meeting later Wednesday to discuss the issue of garbage collection. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Lebanese Minister of the Environment Mohammad Machnouk speaks to the media upon his arrival at the government palace to attend an emergency cabinet session in downtown Beirut, Lebanon September 9, 2015. Lebanese security services locked down central Beirut on Wednesday as ministers and MPs met to discuss ways out of a political crisis that has paralysed government and fueled a wave of street protests. Ministers, but not a full cabinet, then headed for the government headquarters nearby, the state news agency said, for an emergency cabinet session Prime Minister Tammam Salam had called for earlier in the day. REUTERS/Mohamed Azaki

Lebanese anti-government protesters shout slogans as they hold their national flags, during a protest against the on-going trash crisis and government corruption, in downtown Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. Lebanon's prime minister says he hopes that political talks between senior politicians will help end government paralysis that has sparked angry street protests. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

By John Davison

BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's government agreed a plan to resolve a waste disposal crisis late on Wednesday, ending a dispute that has caused piles of rubbish to fester on Beirut's streets and triggered a wave of popular protests.

The long-term plan, agreed on during an emergency cabinet meeting gives municipalities a main role in treating local wastewith expert help and supervision, and also assigns two landfills in Akkar and in Masnaa area near the border with Syria. "We see that this plan meets the conditions.. Tonight the cabinet agreed on an environmental solution path that is sustainable and safe," Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayeb, who led the team to draft the plan, told reporters after the cabinet meeting.

Lily Rothman @lilyrothman, Heather Jones @msjonesnyc

Al Jazeera –

Despite a deadly sandstorm blanketing the country, thousands of people are planning to protest in Lebanon's capital Beirut, the latest demonstration in a campaign against government's failure to provide basic services like rubbish collection. 

The protests on Wednesday will coincide with a dialogue session by political leaders to tackle the issues that have led to months of political deadlock.

In an attempt by authorities to prevent clashes with the protesters, Beirut's centre was completely blocked off with barbed wire and metal barriers on Wednesday morning.