Violation reports filed over waste burning at Ras Ghareb landfill, report says
The committee's surprise visit also found that the landfill, though built and equipped, has not entered service in the way intended, with large sums already spent on it.
10 November 2026
Rubbish was being burned inside the environmental landfill at Ras Ghareb in breach of the conditions governing safe waste disposal, a joint committee of the local development and environment ministries found during a surprise visit, according to Al-Masry Al-Youm.
Violation reports were drawn up against officials of the company that carries out cleaning work in the city and referred to prosecutors to examine legal responsibility. Ras Ghareb city took those steps after the burning was recorded at the site.
The inspection also found that the landfill has not entered operation in the way intended, although its construction and equipping were finished and large sums were spent on it. The committee reviewed why operation had stalled, the condition of the equipment and which body is responsible for running the site.
The visit formed part of a wider review of safe landfill sites and solid waste management across Red Sea cities, covering environmental approvals, how waste is received on site and whether operators meet the environmental and technical conditions set for them.
A member of the committee said landfills are built to receive and handle waste under technical and environmental controls rather than to burn it on site, and that uncontrolled burning can release pollutants and turn a site meant for safe disposal into a further source of pollution.