Workshop on "Waste Management in Alexandria" at AASTMT

The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) organized a workshop on waste management in cooperation with Alexandria Governorate and Nahdet Misr Company and the German Retech Foundation, under the auspices of the Ministry of Environment and the Waste Management Regulatory Agency. The workshop activities were held on Tuesday 27- 8- 2024, at AASTMT AbuKir Campus, in the presence of H.E. Prof. Dr. Ismail Abdel Ghafar Ismail - AASTMT President, and the participation of H.E Dr. Yasmine Fouad - Minister of Environment via remote communication technology. The workshop was in the presence of H.E. Dr. Manal Awad - Minister of Local Development, H.E. Lieutenant General Ahmed Khaled Tawfik - Governor of Alexandria, H.E. Major General Alaa Abdel Moaty - Governor of Kafr El Sheikh, H.E. Major General Tarek Zaqzouq - Governor of Dakahlia, and Dr. Abdullah Nassour - Director of the Tomali Project at the University of Rostock in Germany and President of the German Reach Group Association, in addition to a group of representatives of ministries and experts in various fields. The workshop was held to raise the awareness of the potential and problems associated with waste management, as well as the significance of sustainable waste management for resource productivity and environmental preservation. The program covered contemporary waste management concerns as well as best practices in waste management, such as trash reduction, recycling, reuse, and proper disposal.