They have a recycling plant and organic farm. All rubbish in the town is recycled. The tins and glass are seperated and sold to dealers in Cairo.
The UHT packages are made into recycled paper right in El Gouna. This paper is used to form paper bags used in the town to carry groceries.
Some plastic is recycled to make plastic hangers and plastic rubbish bags. I was most impressed by the recycling of plastic to make paving bricks. They cut the plastic into small pieces.
The shredded plastic is mixed with sand and heated. The mould is set up with bits of broken tiles and glass at the bottom to make the final product attractive.
Then the mixture is poured into moulds to form paving bricks.
It seems a wonderful technology. I was quite impressed by the entire recycling plant, in fact.
They also need to desalinate the water they use. In the process, they have a lot of waste water that is too salty for consumption. They have made a fish farm which uses this water.
This was a big part of Day 1 of our two day orientation.
4 comments:
Makes it easy to elect the mayor >:)
Cold As Heaven
while I know nothing about the people who own El Gouna, I am reminded of the 60's term "benevolent dictator..."
I am so impressed by this. What an efficient way to live. They could teach my local government a thing or two.
I am really fascinated with the article. I would love to learn recycling and teach people to do it here. This will save so much going into the dustbins and landfills.
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