Mahmoud Galal is the founder of Dayra, offering comprehensive waste solutions for rural communities. After working for years in the field of environmental studies and waste management, Mahmoud noticed a variety of issues in Egypt. As landfills fill up and disposal costs rise, it is now estimated that 50% of Egypt’s waste is not collected and is instead burned in fields and streets. This form of waste disposal is both environmentally unsustainable and physically dangerous.
Through Dayra, Mahmoud aims to tackle the root cause of this problem, and at the same time provide employment opportunities in the affected communities. Dayra works to collect, sort, recycle, and sell waste for commercial use as an alternative energy source. With increasing prices for fossil fuels, Dayra’s waste recycling approach provides a cheap alternative fuel source for energy intensive industries.
Dayra’s impact is felt across multiple sectors as farmers earn income by selling agricultural waste, local workers are employed to collect, sort, and deliver waste, consumers realize savings from the cheaper fuel, and environmental and health problems are reduced.