Hazardous waste management in Egypt: status and challenges

Establishing Hazardous Waste Management in Egypt has faced a number of challenges, encompassing the absence of criteria to identify hazardous waste, as well as operational details on how to ensure safe handling of this waste during the different stages of its management, and the lack of treatment and disposal services. A number of these challenges have been addressed, while others have been used to promote hazardous waste minimization. Current efforts in Egypt to fully implement hazardous waste management make use of public private partnerships. Challenges faced and learned experiences are used for making recommendations for developing hazardous waste management in economies in transition.