Latest in Tag: Garbage Highlight
Latest in Tag: Garbage
A lush green garden in a concrete jungle
In a Rio favela, residents transformed a dump with 20 years worth of garbage into a lush green park with ocean views.
Lebanon ‘You Stink’ protesters dragged out of environment ministry
Security forces in Lebanon have removed activists who had taken over part of the environment ministry building to protest the country’s rubbish crisis. The “You Stink” movement is taking on the country’s political class
Thousands converge on Beirut to protest government
A rally in Beirut has drawn huge crowds as people voice their frustration over government corruption and the crisis created by uncollected garbage. Organisers of the campaign have issued an ultimatum to the government
Recycling company offers green alternative for old electronics
RecycloBekia will pick up your electronic waste and make sure it is properly recycled
Ancient Heliopolis under threat
Caesar Augustus sent the obelisks from Heliopolis to Alexandria, from where they were moved to Rome, Paris and New York. This was the beginning of the looting of the ancient site of Heliopolis, a process that has continued to this day.
Green initiative at Darb 1718: composting workshops
Darb1718 offers workshops on composting and raises awareness on environmental issues.
Thirty-three contractors hired to move and collect trash in Giza
Contractors will receive EGP 1 for every apartment visited
Archeological treasure under threat
The Kumi Dome, one of Cairo’s archaeological treasures, surrounded by garbage!
Rubbish is a source of wealth and we are not capitalising on it
Daily News Egypt speaks to Syada Greiss, former MP and chairperson of the Association of the Protection of the Environment
âClean Homelandâ campaign leaves out Cairoâs rubbish entrepreneurs
Daily News Egypt investigates the “Clean Homeland” campaign and its impact on Al-Zabaleen community
President’s controversial waste collection programme becomes institutionalised
The logic behind President Morsy’s flagship waste disposal plans are questioned by Zabaleen and industry experts
The Mirage State of Egypt
Ladies and Gentlemen, congratulations: you are living in a mirage state
At least think clean!
By Alya Essam Driving out of Cairoâs neighbourhood of Dokki last weekend, I saw a group of youthful girls and boys dressed up in yellow phosphoric coloured vests and latex gloves. A group was holding brooms, and the other was simply collecting piles of waste in the nearest green-coloured garbage bins. I mumbled and recalled …
âWe Are Not Payingâ campaign grows
The campaign protests garbage and electricity bills during widespread shortages and piling garbage
Morsyâs âClean Homelandâ plan met with skepticism
Morsyâs 100-day campaign relying on popular and reluctant participation