Heba AbdelWahab Egypts population : 95.6 millions. Cairos (metro) population : 24 millions Estimate amount of daily waste produced in Caire : 16000 tons. 6 Zabaleen communities on the outskirt of Cairo. They recycle about 80 % of the garbage they collect. Inhabitant of Garbage City : 70000. Small family-run recycling enterprises. Investments in trucks, plastic granulators, paper compactor, cloth grinders, aluminum smelters and tin processors. Collecting garbage door to door and sorting it, task that takes up to 12 hours a day. Some granulated plastic is exported to China. Backed by the Association of Protection of Environment. Budget from the UNESCO. Slowly recognized internationally. The question :
What is the current state ?
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