Potential of Waste to Energy Conversion in Egypt

Table 1

Egypt technical performance [24].

Population	102.598 million (2021) [25]
MSW generation	21.0 million tons (2010)
Per capita MSW generation	0.7–1.0 kg/day (urban areas)
	0.4–0.5 kg/day (rural areas)
MSW generation growth	3.4%
Medical waste generation	28,500 tons/year (2010)
Industrial waste	6.2 MT/year
Hazardous waste	0.2 MT/year
Agricultural waste	23 MT/year
MSW collection coverage	0–35% in rural areas
	40–85% in urban areas
MSW final destination	9%: composting
	2.5%: recycling
	5%: landfilling
	83.5%: open dumped