Egypt has announced plans to elevate its municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling rate to 60 percent by 2027, a significant rise from 10 percent in 2018 to 37 percent in 2024, the former Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad reported on 18 June. Central to this transformation lies Egypt’s Waste Management Law (No. At the system’s outset in 2018, only two private contracts were in place in the recycling sector; today, that number has soared to 36, covering waste collection, transportation, treatment, and recycling, many deployed simultaneously across multiple governorates. The growing involvement of the private sector has paved the way for a wave of innovative projects. Alongside the landfill gas projects, wastewater treatment and waste recycling plants further illustrate Egypt’s multi-pronged…Hi guest,You've read all of your free articles.