Biodiversity and Waste disposal

Waste Disposal in Egypt

Egypt’s waste production

The problem of the black cloud

The predicted waste amount of Egypt’s population

Types of wastes

- Main types of wastes which include “Solid” and “Liquid” wastes.

According to Toxicity wastes

may be

Of no danger of environmental

Pollution

Not toxic or hazardous in

unmodified form

Inherently toxic or hazardous

Some wastes are more harmful because they contain heavy metals

Wadi Digla Protected Area

Wadi Digla was declared as a Protected Area in 1999, with an area of 60 km2. It is desert land located 10 km away from Cairo.

-Over 75 wild flowering plants have been recorded.

-At least 20 species of reptiles are known from Wadi Degla.

-At least 12 species of birds typical of the Eastern Desert have been found.

Biodiversity

The current situation in the wadi

Wadi Digla and the problem of waste disposal

Waste disposal and recycling impact on ecosystems

Importance of Caper Plant

Environmental importance

Culinary Uses

Medicinal Uses

Caper (Capparis spinosa L.)

Family: Capparidaceae.

Common names:

Arabic: الحمار شوك لصف، كبار، ليصوف،English: caper, caperberry, caperbush

Origin

Ecology and Habit

Caper and the problem of waste disposal

Disposal of plastic wastes in the wadi

Accumulation of plastic bags over and around caper bushes

Decay of plastic and precipitation of heavy metals

in soil

Absorption of heavy metals from soil by the plant root

system

Plant eaten by animals or man, or used by Bedouin for treatment

of rheumatoid

Heavy metals cause toxicity, cancer and death to man

Effect of waste disposal on tourism

Conclusion, goals and suggested solutions

• The first goal is to eliminate all the accumulated wastes from the protectorate.

• The second goal is to move the recycling activity based within or near the protectorate to another area.

• The third goal is to encourage local people, NGOs and students to visit the wadi and help to remove the wastes.

The Cairo Governorate should take positive steps to achieve three main goals:

What can we do

Reduce use of plastic bags and bottles

Separate plastic waste at home

Recycle plastic bags and bottles

Thank you for listening…