Recycling
Minister, TRS delegation discuss recycling used tires
Egypt
January 14, 2023
Minister, TRS delegation discuss recycling used tires
Public Business Sector Minister Mahmoud Esmat discussed on Friday with Swiss Ambassador in Cairo Yvonne Baumann and a delegation of…
What to do with your old phones, gadgets and other e-waste
Technology
October 18, 2022
What to do with your old phones, gadgets and other e-waste
CNN – In the past two months, Apple, Google and Samsung have all unveiled their newest smartphones and other devices…
Egypt’s Aswan to establish huge industrial complex for fertilizers
Egypt
August 24, 2022
Egypt’s Aswan to establish huge industrial complex for fertilizers
Aswan Governor Ashraf Attia met with Amr Fayed, representative of the Indian IVL Dhunseri Polyester Company, as well as officials…
Nestlé launches 100% recycled plastic water bottles in Egypt
Egypt
October 28, 2021
Nestlé launches 100% recycled plastic water bottles in Egypt
Nestlé Waters, the largest bottled water company in Egypt, has launched new water bottles made of 100 percent recycled plastic,…
In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks
Environment
October 25, 2021
In major ocean polluter Philippines, group turns plastic waste into planks
MANILA, Oct 25 (Reuters) – A group of recyclers in the Philippines is trying to ease the country’s worsening plastic…
Turkey bans polyethylene plastic imports
Middle East
May 19, 2021
Turkey bans polyethylene plastic imports
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey has banned the importation of ethylene polymer plastic waste as environmental groups sound the alarm on…
Young Gazans sell recycled cloth bags to challenge plastic
Middle East
July 16, 2020
Young Gazans sell recycled cloth bags to challenge plastic
GAZA (Reuters) — Dismayed by the plastic bags piling up in the Gaza Strip, a group of young Palestinians is…
South Africa’s itinerant wastepickers lose livelihood in lockdown
World
April 23, 2020
South Africa’s itinerant wastepickers lose livelihood in lockdown
SOWETO, Johannesburg (Reuters) — They perform one of South Africa’s most important services, collecting recyclables that would otherwise swell the…
Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste
World
February 12, 2020
Draft US law seeks to make plastic industry responsible for waste
Carry your own cup to the coffee shop. Recycle that soda bottle. Say no to straws. The growing global crisis…
CAMPAS releases report on recycling rates in Egypt
Environment
September 2, 2019
CAMPAS releases report on recycling rates in Egypt
The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) revealed on August 29 figures about waste recycling in Egypt during…