Ormuz's blockade triggers recycled plastic prices in Cairo's garbage city

Strangling the strait, where one fifth of the world's oil and natural gas flows, triggers 500% of local demand for synthetic materials made from fossil fuels in Egypt

Published on RocksNews: 18 Sept 2026, 13:17 UTC
Updated: 18 Sept 2026, 15:44 UTC
Language: English (Original language: Spanish)

Ormuz's blockade triggers recycled plastic prices in Cairo's garbage city — Image credit: Marc Español (EL PAÍS)

Strangling the strait, where one fifth of the world's oil and natural gas flows, triggers 500% of local demand for synthetic materials made from fossil fuels in Egypt