44.8% of Egyptian households toss their garbage out in the street

Did someone out there catch our Monday morning rant about cleaning up the streets? About 44.8% of Egyptian households toss their garbage out in the street, according to a report by state statistics agency CAPMAS cited by Al Masry Al Youm. 55.2% of Egyptians use garbage collectors and cleaning companies. The situation is better in cities, where 76.9% of trash is disposed of safely, while only 36.9% of garbage in rural areas is disposed of properly. We don’t know how CAPMAS collected the data on how households handle garbage disposal — we assume through a poll, which would mean that 44.8% of Egyptians admitted to disposing their trash in the street. We dread imagining what the real number is. H/t Sam W.