The construction and real estate industries are widely seen as the driving force behind Egypt's economic growth. But according to government data, the...
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Workers are busy on the production line. They are making tiles for the construction industry. However, if you look closely, you will see that the machines are filled with an unusual material: plastic waste. This is TileGreen, a three-year-old Egyptian startup, whose founders have developed a new technology to turn plastic waste scraps into cement-free tiles. Khaled Raafat is a co-founder and chief technology officer at TileGreen. “We create technologies and industrial processes, with which we transform all forms of plastic waste, especially low-value ones, into building materials,” says Khaled Raafat. He added, “We produce a material called polymer aggregate composite, where we mix plastic waste with natural aggregates like sand and gravel to create a concrete substitute. We can use this composite to produce a variety of products.” Khaled Raafat, co-founder of TileGreen, sits next to eco-friendly tiles produced by TileGreen, in the 10th Ramadan City district in northwest Cairo, Egypt, March 15, 2023. (Hadeer Mahmoud/REUTERS) These tiny plastic fragments are mixed with sand to create a substance that is molded into the final product. TileGreen focuses on unwanted plastic waste that usually ends up in landfills, or on the street, such as single-use plastic bags and other food …
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