Swine Flu Watch: Egypt’s pig cull creates major garbage problem
In April, Egypt ordered a complete cull of the country’s pig population. Approximately 350,000 pigs were slaughtered.
Unfortunately, Egypt’s garbage management industry, which features one of the world’s highest recycling rates at 85%, was pig-dependent. Organic waste which previously was sorted out and fed to the pigs, is now piling up as rubbish — leading to major garbage and health problems.
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