Egypt signs MoU with Polar Hydro to transform Shubra El-Kheima landfill

Egypt’s government, represented by the Giza Governorate, signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday with UK-based Polar Hydro Company to implement a $4.2 billion solid waste management and treatment project in Shubra El-Kheima.

The project will process at least 5,000 tons of waste per day generated across Giza’s districts and centres. It will rehabilitate the old Shubra El-Kheima landfill to eliminate environmental hazards, operate a newly constructed sanitary landfill, and manage the Kerdasa and Mariouteya intermediate waste stations to improve collection and transfer efficiency.

Under the agreement, Polar Hydro will deploy advanced, environmentally friendly technologies to treat municipal solid waste, address legacy landfill challenges, and manage intermediate stations, supporting a more efficient and sustainable waste management framework.

Officials said the project aligns with Egypt’s efforts to establish an integrated waste management system that maximises recycling and ensures safe disposal through direct political oversight and coordinated action among relevant ministries. It also supports the circular economy by turning waste into economically viable products with environmental and social returns.

In parallel, the initiative will redevelop the 714-acre Shubra El-Kheima site into an advanced bioprocessing plant alongside a sustainable public park. Operating as a private free zone, the facility will localise the Z4 biotechnological process to treat 30 million tons of accumulated waste, converting it into high-value export products such as biofuel, fertilisers, and industrial graphite, while creating thousands of direct and indirect jobs.

Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English