/ 11 April 2001

EGYPT CANS SIX MILLION TONNES OF RUBBISH

EGYPT disposes of only six million of the 10m tonnes of household garbage produced every year, Environment Minister Nadia Makram-Ebeid said on Tuesday. “The volume of household garbage amounts to 10m tonnes a year, with barely 60% being collected,” the minister told members of parliament when asked about efforts to improve the environment. The garbage problem is a priority for her ministry, she said. – AFP