Solid Waste and Recycling in Egypt
Challenges and New Developments

Session Description & Scope:

Moderated expert panel featuring a discussion of the waste management and recycling sector in Egypt and its current challenges. The session will focus on three interlinked topics that are key to a sustainable and well-functioning waste sector:

• Sustainable financing of the sector: how waste collection, treatment and recycling services can be financed in the long term, including cost recovery, fees and tariffs, public and private investment, and new financing mechanisms.

• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR): the introduction of EPR in Egypt, under which producers and importers take responsibility for the end-of-life management of their products and packaging, and its potential to provide dedicated funding and increase recycling rates.

• The role of municipalities: the responsibilities, capacities and needs of municipalities as key providers of waste services, and how they can cooperate with the national regulator and the private sector.

A structured discussion on practical implementation topics will conclude with an audience Q&A session. The panel discussion combines compact technology introductions with in-depth knowledge exchange between experts and industry professionals.

Moderation and Opening Remarks: Dr. Eng. Abdallah Nassour, University of Rostock, Germany

Speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Sherien Elagroudy, Director, Egypt Solid Waste Management Center of Excellence and Professor of Environmental Engineering at Ain Shams University

• Eng. Amr Salem, Regional Director, Lindner-Recyclingtech, Austria

• Eng. Till Hönicke, Head of Engineering Division, Thies Gmbh

• Mr. Ahmed El-Khayal, Director General of Strategic Management, Waste Management Regulatory Agency (WMRA)