Research Article
Potential of Waste to Energy Conversion in Egypt
Table 3
2016 Cairo MSW composition: percentage weight, wet weight, and moisture content (MC) % of each waste component.
| | Material | Waste composition (%) | Total weight (Kg) | Moisture content (MC) % | Dry weight (Kg) |
| | Organic material | 56 | 7528.421819 | 70 | 2258.526546 | | Plastic | 13 | 1747.669351 | 1 | 1730.192657 | | Paper | 10 | 1344.361039 | 5.5 | 1270.421182 | | Glass | 4 | 537.7444156 | 3 | 521.6120832 | | Metals | 2 | 268.8722078 | 3 | 260.8060416 | | Other materials including textiles | 15 | 2016.541559 | 10 | 1814.887403 | | Total | | 13443.61039 | | 7856.445913 |
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