The concession agreement was signed on February 12, 2024 between the Qalyubiya governorate authorities and Nahdet Misr Environmental Services, based in Alexandria, Egypt. Under the contract, valued at 116 million Egyptian pounds (just over $3.35 million), Nahdet Misr Environmental Services will be responsible for solid waste management in three districts of Qalyubiya, namely East Shubra Al-Kheima, West Shubra Kheima, and Private City. The company, an affiliate of Arab Contractors Company (ARABCO), one of the leading building and public works (BTP) companies in the Middle East and Africa, will collect and transport debris there for the duration of its contract.
“The aim is to improve the level of cleanliness and services provided to citizens, in line with the instructions of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi”, said Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad, who attended the contract signing ceremony between the two parties. This partnership comes at just the right time in a governorate where waste pollution is increasing in step with population growth.
Nahdet Misr Environmental Services has won this contract at a time when several sustainable solid waste management projects are being implemented in Qalyubiya. For example, the Egyptian governorate will be equipped with a controlled landfill to facilitate the collection and recycling of household waste and plastic bottles. The implementation of this project is part of a vast initiative launched in January 2023, which will see the construction of 31 recycling plants in four governorates, namely Cairo, Sinai, Alexandria and Qalyubiya.
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The governorate is also building a solid waste-to-energy incineration plant. When it comes on stream, it will be able to process 4,000 tonnes of solid waste per day in Qalyubiya. In addition to reducing waste pollution and developing the circular economy, this project will improve the population’s electricity supply from renewable sources.
Inès Magoum