EGYPT – The Ministry of Environment of Egypt has announced plans to launch “No to Plastic” campaign in the last week of July.
The “No to Plastic” initiative aims to raise awareness of the dangers of single-use plastic products said Egypt’s Ministry of Environment.
The new initiative will support government efforts to reduce the amount of plastic waste leaking into the environment by demonstrating alternative greener approaches.
During the duration of the campaign, a number of cleaning initiatives will also be launched in several governorates, in addition to campaigns to clean the beaches.
In addition, awareness activities in schools, universities and youth centers, will occur to preserve the environment, and the people.
It will also contribute to UNIDO’s Program for Country Partnership (PCP) for Egypt, launched in February 2020, aiming to achieve inclusive and sustainable industrial development.
This is the latest initiative the Egyptian government has put in place to tackle plastic waste. Recently, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) issued the new 20-pound polymer banknote, using the latest banknote production lines in the New Administrative Capital as part of the continued efforts to implement a clean cash policy.
The introduction of the plastic EGP 20 bill comes months after the Central Bank of Egypt released Egypt’s first plastic banknote, worth EGP 10, in 2022.
With the establishment of the MENA region’s largest plastic printing house in the New Administrative Capital, these plastic notes have been created to offer a durable alternative to paper and to incorporate technology to combat counterfeiting efforts.
The new 20-pound is the first denomination of its kind issued in the Egyptian market, using cutting-edge technologies to enable blind and visually impaired individuals to identify the banknote’s value by sensing the tactile ADA Braille dots crafted on the top-left of the currency.
In May, Egyptian Minister of the Environment, Yasmine Fouad, announced the expansion of the capacity of the Al-Khanasir solid waste recycling plant in the seaside town of Sharm el-Sheikh.
According to the Minister, the government wants to increase the capacity of the Al-Khanasir facility to 150 tonnes per day.
Currently, the facility has a capacity of 140 tonnes per day. The waste is sorted, compressed and recycled, including organic fertilizer for organic waste.
Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad says plastic waste is also sorted and compressed at the Al-Khanasir plant and recycled by a company in Cairo, Egypt’s capital.
A 45,000 m2 plot of land will be made available to the designated company to carry out the various works related to the expansion project of the Al-Khanasir recycling plant.
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