Research Article
Potential of Waste to Energy Conversion in Egypt
Table 9
2016 Cairo MSW composition: percentage weight, wet weight, and moisture content (MC) % of each waste component excluding 50% of organic material.
| | Material | Waste composition (%) | Total weight (kg) | Moisture content (MC) % | Dry weight (kg) |
| | Organic material | 38.89 | 3764210.91 | 70 | 1129263.273 | | Plastic | 18.06 | 1747669.351 | 1 | 1730192.657 | | Paper | 13.89 | 1344361.039 | 5.5 | 1270421.182 | | Glass | 5.56 | 537744.4156 | 3 | 521612.0832 | | Metals | 2.78 | 268872.2078 | 3 | 260806.0416 | | Other materials including textiles | 20.83 | 2016541.559 | 10 | 1814887.403 | | Total | | 9679399.482 | | 6727182.64 |
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