Biography:

Dr. Elagroudy is an Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering as well as the director and founder of Egypt Solid Waste Management Center of Excellence at Ain Shams University in Cairo, Egypt. Her PhD. work was primarily on modeling solid waste decomposition in bioreactor landfills. She has won the National Graduate Student Paper Award for her PhD. conducted at Ryerson University, Canada, from Canadian Geotechnical Society. She has been selected as the L�Oreal UNESCO Arab Fellow for 2013 and the best young scientist at her department. She is also a member of the Global Young Academy as well as a steering committee member of Egypt Young Academy of Science.
She has published several journal papers and book chapters and serves as a reviewer for several key journals. She is currently engaged in several research grants of more than $3.5M in the fields of solid waste management and waste to energy. Research interests involves optimization of anaerobic digestion process, production of refuse derived fuel from waste and low-cost sustainable wastewater treatment technologies using industrial wastes.
For 15 years, she has coupled research experience with industrial work with National and International Counterparts. She serves as a solid waste expert at Chemonics Egypt Consultants and has been involved in several projects in solid waste and hazardous waste management.

Abstract:

Solid Waste Management and Green Economy Solid waste management is arguably the most important municipal service in each city and serves as a prerequisite for other municipal action. Currently, the world generates about 1.3 billion tons of solid waste per year, expected to increase to 2.2 billion tons by 2025. Improper solid waste management contributes to air pollution, surface and groundwater contamination, and public health. Thus, moving towards green economy in the solid waste sector is imperative. In addition, it will contribute to achieve some of the Sustainable development Goals (SDGs), such as Good Health and Well Being, Sustainable Cities and Communities, Responsible consumption and production, and Climate action.

The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP) has generously funded a Global Young Academy (GYA) project to conduct a joint IAP/GYA policy report on "Solid Waste Management and Green Economy". An expert workshop on �Solid Waste Management and Green Economy� was held in Halle, Germany on 22-23 October 2015 to discuss the draft version of this report, its related case studies, and to come out with key messages and recommendations for policy and decision makers worldwide.

The report provides a quick snapshot of today�s global MSW management practices. Credible estimates are made for what the situation will look like in 2025. It covers three world regions namely: (1) countries with advanced economies specifically G8 countries, (2) transition and emerging economy countries (BRICS), and (3) developing economies. It also introduces the benefits and opportunities of greening the MSW sector, describes how to move towards green economy through improving MSW sector and identifies enabling conditions, barriers and costs incurred to greening the MSW sector. The report targets decision makers, government officials, business executives, employers, workers, consumers, researchers and the public in general. Hopefully, this report will contribute to the nation�s response to moving towards greening the waste sector.

Funds towards this project amount to The InterAcademy Partnership (IAP), National German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina, and Global Young Academy (GYA).