Egyptian minister declares target number of recycling factories, carbon emissions observatories for 2030

CAIRO – 4 January 2022: Minister of Environment Yasmin Fouad stated in a phone-in Monday that Egypt currently has 28 recycling factories, noting that the target is raising the figure to 56.

Speaking of carbon emissions, Fouad clarified that the ministry had installed 115 observatories. She added that the plan is making them 300 by 2030, where emissions should be cut by 50 percent.

The minister explained that the sources of carbon emissions in Egypt have been identified as vehicles, factories, and garbage. Fouad pointed out that 90 factory chimneys have been connected to the national emissions network, while biogas units have been supplied to farmers, eliminating the burning of rice straw.