Citizen Participation in Historic Cairo (CPHC)
3.5 Waste Management On the institutional level, due to the multiple tasks of Cairo Cleanness and Beatification Agency and that some of these tasks intersect with other governmental bodies, there are inconsistencies and a lack of clarity regarding the different roles, which affects the efficiency of the current waste management system. Furthermore, poor service is provided by the contractor concerning the collection of recyclable waste only from certain areas and leaving the rest of the solid waste in the streets, as well as collecting from only 50% of the units18. The contracts between the CCBA and the contractors are supposed to end in 2018/2019. It is currently being reported that a new system is to be applied in Cairo, with CCBA responsible for sweeping the streets and local contractors in charge of collecting household solid waste 19 in the light of the establishment of Waste Management Regulatory Authority20 (WMRA) under the supervision of Ministry of Environment. Some speculations are also mentioning the return of the traditional solid waste collectors of Manshiyyat Nasr and the elimination of the collection points from the streets 21. It is not clear if this will be implemented in al-Khalifa Street Area or not. 18F
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Figure 22 Map showing the solid waste collection points in alKhalifa Street Area.
On a technical level, few of the problems of the collecting phase could be pointed out. They include the lack of suitable equipment, collection tools and permeability concerning the urban fabric of al-Khalifa Street Area (narrow streets and lanes). Furthermore, the official collecting points are not enough, thus a number of unofficial collecting points have emerged throughout the urban fabric (especially close to monuments and around empty plots).
Environics "Solid waste management report". Urban Regeneration project for Historic Cairo – UNESCO, World Heritage Centre, 2014. P.64 19 Nassar, Mohammed. “Head of CCBA: Need support to continue what the foreign companies stared concerning the solid waste collection” Masrawy, 30th September 2018. https://www.masrawy.com/news/news_egypt/details/2018/9/30/1436046/-ﺩﻋﻢ-ﻧﺤﺘﺎﺝ-ﺍﻟﻘﺎﻫﺮﺓ-ﻧﻈﺎﻓﺔ-ﺭﺋﻴﺲ ﺍﻟﻘﻤﺎﻣﺔ-ﺟﻤﻊ-ﻣﻨﻈﻮﻣﺔ-ﻓﻲ-ﺍﻷﺟﺎﻧﺐ-ﺑﺪﺃﻩ-ﻣﺎ-ﻹﺗﻤﺎﻡ 20 Waste Management Regulatory Authority mission is to “regulate, follow and oversee all waste management processes at both central and local levels, in a manner improving the environmentally safe management”. 21 Daebs, Aya. “Head of the garbage collector syndicate: our mandate is to collect the solid waste from homes, and we have nothing to do with streets” Youm7, 4th July 2018. https://www.youm7.com/story/2018/7/4/3858636/ﻟﻨﺎ-ﻋﻼﻗﺔ-ﻭﻻ-ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺎﺯﻝ-ﻣﻦ-ﺍﻟﻘﻤﺎﻣﺔ-ﺟﻤﻊ-ﻣﻬﻤﺘﻨﺎ-ﺍﻟﺰﺑﺎﻟﻴﻦ-ﻧﻘﻴﺐ 18
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