As one of the most polluted countries in the world, Egypt has looked to new ways to tackle littering and disposal of garbage. In statements to Al-Masry Al-Youm, the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Food Supply announced that the government is considering offering citizens free food commodities in return for garbage. The move would see the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Domestic Trade and Food Supply cooperating to battle both environmental issues while also tackling poverty. Egypt’s environmental woes have led to high levels of air and water pollution. The World Health Organization reported in 2007 that breathing the air in Cairo for just one day, is equivalent to smoking 20 cigarettes. This year, the WHO reported that “the average resident of Cairo breathes in more than 20 times the acceptable level of air pollution every day according to WHO. The growing number of cars, factories and power plants, and the use of old heating methods such as burning coal and wood are considered to be the main man-made sources of air pollution.” In 2014, Egypt was ranked after Pakistan, Qatar, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Iran in a list of…
