City profile

Cairo, Egypt, Arab Rep.

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Cairo, Egypt, Arab Rep..

Indicator year 2019Mid. East & N. AfricaLMIC

Municipal waste generated248.2kg per person · 2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage65%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate44%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste35%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Open dumping21%2019 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Sanitary landfill—No published value

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported material shares

Food and organics64%

Plastic21%

Diapers and hygiene products5.4%

Textiles4.1%

Paper and cardboard4%

Wood0.6%

Glass0.5%

Metal0.3%

Other materials0.1%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2019 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Recycling in treatment mix44%

Uncollected35%

Open dumping21%

Primary collectionOther / multiple (please state)

Collection operatorMetropolitan

Collection modelMetropolitan

Local waste rulesNo

Long-term master planNo

Information systemNo