Being Green in Egypt

One thing as an American you'll notice in Egypt is everyone litters. & not even being discreet about it, you'll see someone finish a pop & just toss it behind their back w/o a second thought. You will no doubt feel the strain & guilt of trying to find a garbage receptacle, & just forget about recycling it. Or should you?

What is the collective chaos of Egypt actually breaks down, behind Western eyes, into (somewhat) organized pathways. The trash of the day is collected at some point-& there it begins its journey. On my way out to Faysal, the place I teach English I can see from the highway one of these places, there are mountains of aluminum cans, etc., all divided into its respective mountain. From here it goes to scrap. Or in the case of bottles (which all have rings on them from wear) they're washed, re-painted, & reused. In Faysal, piles of mostly organic trash are in certain spots in the streets, here they are eaten down by cats, goats, etc. So new trash can be put there, & then eaten.

I even noticed a street cleaner separating kushari cups as he was cleaning up trash. This is probably strong evidence the cup you're eating out of was used just a few days ago. Don't get grossed out-they probably wash everything.

Its a pretty common practice globally. Its done w/ ships (in a way). & also all of your old ipods.