Ocean-Bound Collection of PET and Non-PET in Cairo, Egypt (PWRS) and lowering greenhouse gas emissions

and lowering greenhouse gas emissions

where waste management infrastructure is limited

friction washing

Uncollected waste has become the leading source of plastic leakage into the environment

Ocean-Bound Collection of PET and Non-PET in Cairo, Egypt (PWRS) and lowering greenhouse gas emissionsThis project works with over 180 local fishermen in Egypt to collect plastic waste from the Nile river, which alone contributes up to 50% of the plastic waste in the Mediterranean Sea. Plastic pollution in the Nile is a significant environmental and health issue, exacerbated by a lack of awareness and inadequate waste management systems. This project supports fishermen and women, who together collect about 1 ton of plastic every day. Fishermen collect