Law No.38 of 1967 General Public Cleaning. Country/Territory Egypt Document type Legislation Date 1967 (2005) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Waste management Solid waste Waste disposal Local government Special fund Monitoring Geographical area Africa, Northern Africa Entry into force notes This Law enters into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette. Abstract This Law consisting of 12 articles aims at governing the management of solid waste in Egypt. It prohibits placing solid waste anywhere except in an area designated by the local council and in accordance with the specifications in the executive regulations. This prohibition applies to treatment and disposal of solid waste as well as to temporary placement in an undesignated container. Full text Website egyptlayer.over-blog.com References - Legislation Amended by Presidential Decree Law No.47 of 2014 amending some provisions of Law No. 38 of 1967 for General Public Hygiene amended by Law No.106 of 2012. Legislation | Egypt | 2014 Keyword: Waste management, Solid waste, Waste non-domestic sources, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX