The Egyptian presidency of the COP27 Climate Summit Conference was keen to launch the Solid Waste Management Initiative for Africa 50 by 2050, and put forward waste management strongly within the climate discussions, highlighting the state’s experience in controlling the waste file.
Egypt is leading the initiative to recycle 50 percent of Africa’s waste by the year 2050. Egypt shed the light on the waste management issue, given its social and environmental dimensions, in addition to its economic opportunities in the field of recycling and the inclusion of the private sector. Some of the aspects of Egypt’s initiative, its objectives and methods of implementation are:
1- The Solid Waste Management Africa 50 by 2050 initiative aims to address the waste management crisis in Africa.
2- The initiative seeks to treat solid waste management as an “important opportunity to contribute to mitigation and adaptation efforts to climate change at the global level.”
3- It aims to recycle 50% of the continent’s waste by 2050, as currently only 10% is recycled.