Research Article
Potential of Waste to Energy Conversion in Egypt
Table 1
Egypt technical performance [
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| Population | 102.598 million (2021) [25] | MSW generation | 21.0 million tons (2010) | Per capita MSW generation | 0.7–1.0 kg/day (urban areas) | 0.4–0.5 kg/day (rural areas) |
| MSW generation growth | 3.4% | Medical waste generation | 28,500 tons/year (2010) | Industrial waste | 6.2 MT/year | Hazardous waste | 0.2 MT/year | Agricultural waste | 23 MT/year | MSW collection coverage | 0–35% in rural areas | 40–85% in urban areas |
| MSW final destination | 9%: composting | 2.5%: recycling | 5%: landfilling | 83.5%: open dumped |
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