24 Million Bottles Recycled & Counting!
calendar_monthJune 05, 2010
HEPCA’s Marsa Alam Material Recovery and Recycling Facility (MRF) celebrates the recovery of its 24 millionth water bottle! The energy conserved from the recovery of these bottles is sufficient to power a computer for 25,742,656 hours! We are also proud to announce that we have recovered over 66 million plastic bags and nearly 6.5 million cans. The MRF has been responsible for the recycling of almost one million kilograms of material. This success has motivated the expansion of the facility. The new plastic recycling plant produces rubbish bags that will soon provide for the entire region covered by our solid waste management system: from Port Ghaleb to Beranice – an area twice the size of the Holland! Solid waste management is the most recent field of work HEPCA has embarked upon, bringing on several milestone achievements in the conservation of the Red Sea region. By greatly reducing the number of plastic bags that enter the marine world and are responsible for the demise of massive areas of coral reef and marine life, this system has saved an estimated 5000 seabirds and 500 marine mammals. The benefits of this system for environmental conservation are not limited to the Red Sea alone, but play a small but important role in conservation of other ecosystems as well as in the reduction of greenhouse gases and mitigation against climate change. The paper and cardboard recycled have saved more than 5000 trees. The cans recycled have saved more than 1000 tonnes of coal, and a total of an estimated 2,815,000 litres of gasoline have been saved, therefore also creating a positive impact on the Egyptian economy!
