Egypt targets 80% garbage recycling rate over the next seven years

The Environment Ministry is looking to recycle 80% of municipal solid waste within seven years, minister Yasmine Fouad told House Reps, according to Al Ahram Al Zeraee. The rate today: No more than 20%, Fouad added, saying the country needs to focus on improving waste infrastructure and cracking down on informal landfill sites. The ministry has recently set up an authority tasked with waste disposal and has since laid down plans for 27 governorates.