Dec 10, 2021 · Cairo’s GARBAGE CITY – an incredibly fascinating trash metropolis that somehow – albeit a bit smelly, dirty, and rat-infested – manages to take in, sort, repurpose, and recycle around 85% of the rubbish of 20 million Cairo dwellers.

Oct 10, 2011 · Manshiyat Nasser, or as it is more popularly known, Garbage City,“ is a slum settlement with a population of around 60,000 on the outskirts of the Moqattam Hills, within Cairo’s sprawling...

It is famous for the Garbage City quarter, which is a slum settlement at the far southern end of Manshiyat Naser, at the base of Mokattam hills on the outskirts of Cairo. Being Cairo's largest concentration of "Zabbaleen" garbage collectors, its economy revolves around the collection and recycling of the city's garbage.

Jul 20, 2023 · Garbage City, Cairo is home to the city's trash collectors - and some incredible churches and hidden gems. Here are the best things to do in Garbage City.

Feb 13, 2025 · Recycling Cairo’s trash for free while providing employment to tens of thousands, the Zabbaleen have much to teach other cash-strapped cities. Piles of garbage line the streets of Manshiyat Naser in Cairo, Egypt.

Oct 29, 2023 · Garbage City might not have the glory of Egypt’s past and of its monuments, but it is a place I recommend everyone to visit as it shows a face that many don’t care to see, but that is very ever-present not only in Cairo but in many parts of the world.

Feb 28, 2018 · It’s crowded, has narrow winding streets and would be easy to get lost in. Officially known as Manshiyat Nasser or Moqattam (due to its location at the base of the Moqattam Hills), Garbage City is home to the Zabbaleen or informal garbage collectors.

Jan 19, 2023 · Garbage is everywhere in "Garbage City," the eastern Cairo neighborhood of Manshiyat Naser, Nov. 10, 2022. Ibrahim, 40, has worked his way up from a teenage garbage sorter to running his...

Aug 30, 2023 · Explore Cairo Garbage City, a unique suburb in Egypt that challenges conventional notions of waste management. Discover how this community turns trash into treasures, redefining sustainability in unexpected ways.

Jun 8, 2022 · Entire families are involved in the collection and processing of Cairo’s rubbish in the area know as the City of Garbage, a neighborhood where they live and work.