EGYPT – The Egyptian government is launching a tender for the construction of four solid waste treatment and recycling plants in the governorates of Gharbia, Dakahlia and Kafr el-Sheikh in Egypt.

The tender, announced by the Egyptian Ministry of Local Development, involves the construction of four plants in several areas of the North African country. The call for expressions of interest is open until 27 November 2022.

These are the Belqas centre in the Dakahlia governorate and the towns of Hamoul, Kafr el-Sheikh and Dessouk in the Kafr el-Sheikh governorate.

The successful company will also build solid waste transit stations, rehabilitate random landfills and close some of them.

New equipment will facilitate the collection and transport of solid waste produced by Gharbia, Dakahlia and Kafr el-Sheikh. These governorates are crossed by the 69 km long Kitchener Drain sewers.

The objective is to improve the management of this waste in order to ensure the quality of the water of the drain which flows into the Mediterranean Sea through the Nile Delta.

Each solid waste treatment and recycling plant will have a capacity of 600 tonnes per day, i.e. 2,400 tonnes for the four facilities.

This will improve the living conditions of about 11 million people in Gharbia, Dakahlia and Kafr el-Sheikh.

The Egyptian government will finance the work with a €79 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

The project has also attracted funding from the European Union (EU), which will provide €8 million in the form of a grant.

Sharjah’s Beeah and Egypt’s Green Planet sign waste management pact

Meanwhile, Sharjah’s environmental management company Beeah Group and Egypt’s Green Planet have entered a 10-year contract to provide city cleaning services for Sharm El Sheikh.

The contract will provide waste management and cleaning services to the Egyptian resort city before, during and after the Cop27 summit in November, Beeah said.

Beeah and Green Planet, a company specialized in environmental solutions, will introduce future-ready waste management strategies that align with Egypt’s sustainability agenda, it said.

These include using waste management infrastructure, streamlined waste collection solutions and recycling services.

“Through our solutions and services, we aim to keep the city clean, preserve the environment and pioneer a sustainable quality of life for residents and visitors,” said Khaled Al Huraimel, Chief Executive of Beeah Group.

The companies plan to use a network of RFID-tagged [Radio-frequency identification] bins, a GPS-enabled fleet and a skilled workforce, to set a new standard for operational efficiency and meeting waste management demand.

The contract covers the entire city, including places around the Sharm El SheikhInternational Convention Centre, where Cop27 is to be held, and tourist hotspots in desert and beach areas.

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