Garbage City
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Garbage City is a densely populated informal settlement in Cairo known for its community of garbage collectors who sort and recycle much of the city’s waste.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
informal settlement
ⓘ
urban neighborhood ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Manshiyat Naser garbage district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zabbaleen settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | rural-to-urban migrant community ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
recycling metals
ⓘ
recycling organic waste for animal feed ⓘ recycling paper ⓘ recycling plastics ⓘ sorting municipal solid waste ⓘ |
| educationIssue | limited formal schooling for children ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact |
high material recovery
ⓘ
reduction of landfill waste ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
academic studies on informal recycling
ⓘ
documentaries about Cairo waste system ⓘ |
| governanceIssue | informal status within city planning ⓘ |
| hasCommunityOrganization | local Coptic churches ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Cave Church of Saint Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthConcern |
exposure to unmanaged waste
ⓘ
poor sanitation ⓘ |
| inhabitants | Zabbaleen community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
garbage collection
ⓘ
high recycling rates ⓘ informal waste management system ⓘ recycling activities ⓘ waste sorting ⓘ |
| laborType | family-based waste sorting ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian Arabic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cairo
ⓘ
Greater Cairo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mokattam area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Manshiyat Naser district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | densely populated ⓘ |
| recyclingRate | very high proportion of collected waste ⓘ |
| religiousMajority | Coptic Christians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInCity | major hub for Cairo waste processing ⓘ |
| socialIssue |
informal labor conditions
ⓘ
limited access to public services ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| timePeriod | developed during 20th century urban expansion of Cairo ⓘ |
| transportMode | small trucks for garbage collection ⓘ |
| urbanCharacteristic |
buildings filled with stored waste
ⓘ
informal housing ⓘ narrow streets ⓘ |
| wasteManagementModel | door-to-door collection by Zabbaleen ⓘ |
| wasteSource |
businesses in Cairo
ⓘ
households across Cairo ⓘ |
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