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Investigation On Utilizing Garbage As A Resource For A Sustainable Neighbourhood: Case Study Of A Neighbourhood In New Cairo, Egypt, Marianne N. Guirguis, Rania Rushdy Moussa

Architectural Engineering

Waste management comprises the actions required for managing waste material produced from human activities from its source of origin to its final removal. Usually, it collects resources from all forms of matter such as gaseous, liquid, solid, and radioactive. This action is made to avoid the negative effects of wastes on the environment and human wellbeing. The effect of accumulating waste may be highly severe for numerous communities in developing countries such as Egypt. Egyptian neighbourhoods suffer from effects of accumulating local wastes and garbage. Public health and the visual image of the neighbourhoods, in addition to the different social, …