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Minister mulls establishing national network to collect expired medicines, prevent recirculation

Wed, 08 Jul 2026 - 11:17 GMT

This initiative aligns with the state's directives to strengthen the integrated waste management system and support the transition to a circular economy.

Beach clean-up campaigns in Alexandria, Matrouh marking World Environment Day

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 - 02:12 GMT

These activities aimed to raise environmental awareness and encourage community participation in protecting natural resources and preserving the environment.

et guide: How Egypt turns waste into money thanks to smart apps

Fri, 29 May 2026 - 11:28 GMT

How to Profit from Electronic Waste?

Obour breathes clean air after final closure of its landfill

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 - 12:57 GMT

Obour breathes clean air, and tomorrow Egypt will reap the rewards of transforming an environmental burden into a sustainable economic asset.

Egypt spends LE9B on introducing waste management system

Sat, 15 Jun 2024 - 12:46 GMT

Models of integrated waste management have been set up in each of Cairo, Alexandria, Kafr El Sheikh, Damietta, Port Said, and Ismailiyah.

Egypt to build dry casks for storing spent nuclear fuel

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 - 12:32 GMT

The Nuclear Plants Authority submitted a request with the Egyptian Nuclear and Radiological Regulatory Authority (ENRRA) to obtain a construction permit.

Egypt's law punishes failure to protect workers in waste management activites

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 - 06:55 GMT

Egypt's Waste Management Regulation Law punishes all those licensed to engage in waste management activity and fail to provide the necessary training and protection for workers.

Egypt's GAFI, Petrotrade sign cooperation protocol on safe disposal of petroleum waste

Mon, 05 Jun 2023 - 11:07 GMT

GAFI will make it mandatory for the 2,400 oil companies operating in Egypt's investment and free zones to deliver their waste to Petrotrade.

Egypt to establish $120M factory to generate power from solid waste

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 - 02:28 GMT

Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad held a meeting Monday with a number of officials to follow up on the updates of establishing the factory in Giza's Abou Rawash.

Egypt to convert waste into electricity soon

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 - 11:10 GMT

Egypt seeks to localize green industries, based on the outputs and gains of the climate summit that Egypt hosted last month

Egypt's Environment Ministry reveals number of companies selected to operate waste-to-energy plants

Sun, 11 Dec 2022 - 12:21 GMT

The ministry made the announcement Sunday.

Egypt to establish waste-to-energy plant in Giza

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 - 10:53 GMT

The plant aims at treating municipal solid waste (MSW) and converting it into electric energy, with a capacity of converting 1,200 tons of waste per day to 30 megawatts of electricity per hour.

COP 27 president designates 3 areas where green transition is key for climate mitigation

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 - 11:08 GMT

COP 27 President and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry made the statements Thursday in the opening of Climate Solutions Thematic Day.

Highlights: 7 conditions must be met ahead of operating El-Dabaa nuclear reactors

Tue, 13 Sep 2022 - 07:12 GMT

et displats some of the conditions for the NPA to obtain permission to conduct pre-operational tests.

Egypt, Energy 3 sign MoU to produce biofuel, graphene from waste

Mon, 16 May 2022 - 12:51 GMT

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli attended the signing ceremony Sunday.

Egypt's cabinet approves decision to improve monitoring, follow-up services of hygiene, municipal solid waste system

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 - 02:51 GMT

This comes as per President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's directives to establish a new system for integrated management of the municipal solid waste.

Egyptian parliamentarian drafts law on reducing food waste

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 - 03:05 GMT

The MP underscored that such quantity is huge, given the percentage of poverty in the country, and the fact that Egypt suffers from water poverty.

Global Environment Facility grants Egypt $8 million to localize electronic, medical waste recycling technology

Mon, 11 Apr 2022 - 11:41 GMT

The Global Environment Facility had equally granted Egypt $8.1 million to carry out the Sustainable Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants (PoPs) Project.

Egyptian minister calls on private sector to join construction waste recycling system

Thu, 13 Jan 2022 - 12:57 GMT

Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawy told press Thursday that the ministry is encouraging the private sector to join the construction waste recycling system.

4K tons of waste collected on average daily in Cairo

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 - 11:02 GMT

Minister of Local Development Mahmoud Shaarawy stated last week that 47 million tons of waste of all types were collected nationwide in 2021.

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