Research Article
Potential of Waste to Energy Conversion in Egypt
Table 2
Municipal solid waste generated in different governorates [
26].
| Area | Governorate | Urban (%) | Rural (%) | Generated waste (tons/day) |
| Greater Cairo | Cairo | 100 | 0 | 11000 | Giza | 60 | 40 | 4000 | Qalubya | 47 | 53 | 3500 | Helwan | | | 4000 | 6th October | | | 2500 |
| Delta | Sharkeya | 23 | 77 | 1800 | | Monofeya | 20 | 80 | 2000 | Damietta | 39 | 61 | 900 | Gharbeya | 31 | 69 | 3000 | Kafr Sheikh | | | 2500 | Dakhleya | 30 | 70 | 4500 | Behyra | 24 | 76 | 3000 |
| Upper Egypt | Fayoum | 22 | 78 | 600 | Beni Suef | | | 750 | Menya | 18 | 82 | 1000 | Assuit | 30 | 70 | 700 | Sohag | 22 | 78 | 900 | Qena | 20 | 80 | 1000 | Luxor | 30 | 70 | 250 | Aswan | | | 650 | Wadi Gedid | 50 | 50 | 100 |
| Coastal zone | Alexandria | 100 | 0 | 3700 | Matrouh | 60 | 40 | 250 | Port Said | 80 | 20 | 650 | Suez | 100 | 0 | 400 | Ismailia | 44 | 56 | 600 | Red Sea | 96 | 4 | 450 |
| Sinai | North Sinai | 60 | 40 | 200 | South Sinai | 51 | 49 | 350 |
| Total | | | | 55250 |
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