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#illegal dumping of waste

In a wave of new laws issued just 48 hours before leaving office, Egypt's Interim President Adly Mansour has introduced stricter penalties for littering and illegal dumping of garbage. The President's latest decree impacts the Public Hygiene Law (1967), toughening fines related to the dumping of construction, demolition or excavation material on public roads, bridges, railway tracks, archaeological sites, the Nile River, beaches and coastlines and any other areas not designated for the dumping of waste. Those found guilty of such illegal dumping…