The waste management sector is integral to safeguarding public health, preserving the environment, and advancing sustainable development goals. As the sector expands, contractual frameworks have become increasingly complex, encompassing activities such as waste collection, transportation, treatment, recycling, and disposal.
This complexity, coupled with the sector’s technical and environmental dimensions, often gives rise to disputes between public authorities, private operators, contractors, and suppliers. Common areas of contention include contract performance, delays, technical compliance, adherence to environmental standards, and settlement of financial obligations.
Arbitration serves as a highly effective dispute resolution mechanism in this context, offering confidentiality, procedural flexibility, and the possibility of appointing arbitrators with sector-specific technical and environmental expertise. Such tailored adjudication ensures outcomes that are not only legally robust but also attuned to the operational realities of waste management.
This roundtable—jointly organized by the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) and ALAIDAROUS Advocates and Legal Consultants—will bring together legal experts, industry stakeholders, and arbitration practitioners to explore key trends, challenges, and best practices in resolving waste management disputes through arbitration.