BIO-BASED ECONOMY
Municipal Solid waste (MSW) to sorted Refuse-derived fuel (RDF) for energy-intensive industries
Market
| Final Products | Alternative fuel in the form of RDF |
| Required Inputs | Fluff sorted energy-rich fraction (ERF) of Municipal solid waste |
| Competing Products | Fossil fuel and Biomass |
Process
| Complexity – Type of Process | Material Handling – Mechanical processing |
| Technology | ERF sorting + dehumidification + compacting |
| Equipment and Material | Screen, baler |
| Human Resources | Labor, machines operators, drivers |
Advantages and Risks
| Competitive Advantage | Low-cost fuel for energy-intensive industries that meet environmental standards set by the government and lower total expenditures on increasingly expensive conventional energy due to subsidy removal |
| Barriers to Entry | Securing a continuous level of supply to satisfy the high demand of factories |
| Key Stakeholders | Local waste collectors, factories providing waste as RDF, factories as product consumers, local waste traders |
| Special Regulations | NA |
| Risks and Mitigation Measures | Complicated or absent regulations for landfill concession, local traders affect the supply levels of MSW, and maintain the calorific value of the RDF, so it’s important to have a diverse supply of MSW to ensure consistency in both quantity and quality of end product. Scattered sources of supply complicate logistics and increase overall costs of transportation, therefore optimizing the location of the processing facility is key. |
Economic Features
| CAPEX |
The inputs and technology would cost an average of 2.4M EGP Note: This CAPEX represents the indicative investment size, however, this investment opportunity can grow in implementation to a larger-sized |
| Investment Size | Small (between 500k-5M EGP) |
Geography
| Location of Supply | Supply is mostly in the Delta region and Greater Cairo Area, Suez, Qena, Assiut, and Menya |
| Preferred operation regions |
Greater Cairo Area, Suez, Menya, Assiut, and Qena |
Studies
| Serial | File name | Download |
| 1 | 19 Business Opportunities Economic Business Models in Egypt's Recycling Sector for Startups and SMEs_booklet |
