Research Article
Potential of Waste to Energy Conversion in Egypt
Table 7
2016 Cairo MSW composition: percentage weight, wet weight, and moisture content (MC) % of each waste component for 25% recycling.
| | Material | Waste composition (%) | Wet weight (kg) | Moisture content (MC) % | Dry weight (kg) |
| | Organic material | 62.92 | 7528421.819 | 70 | 2258526.546 | | Plastic | 10.96 | 1310752.013 | 1 | 1297644.493 | | Paper | 6.41 | 1008270.779 | 5.5 | 952815.8865 | | Glass | 3.37 | 403308.3117 | 3 | 391209.0624 | | Metals | 1.69 | 201654.1559 | 3 | 195604.5312 | | Other materials | 12.64 | 1512406.169 | 10 | 1361165.552 | | Total | | 11964813.25 | | 6456966.071 |
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