Medical waste
Engineer Yahya Abdullah, an international expert and consultant in medical waste management and former head of the hazardous waste portfolio at the Ministry of Environment, has highlighted how Egypt’s new Waste Management Law No. 202 of 2020 closed long-standing loopholes that were previously exploited by violators.
Egypt has issued a new waste management law regulating its ways of getting rid of different types of waste.
Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad presented a report on the ministry’s strategy to combat coronavirus from March 31 until present time.
The Ministry of Environment said it will launch a website for its Medical and Electronic Waste Management Project (MEWM).