Culling of pigs in Egypt has created a massive waste disposal problem...

Since the Egyptian government decided to cull the country's estimated 35,000 pigs in April as part of preventive measures against swine flu, Michael Yousuf, a garbage collector, has been virtually out of business.

"We depended on pigs in disposing of much of the organic waste, which we used to collect from the streets of Cairo in return for very little money. Now that these pigs have been killed, my trade has suffered terribly as there is no reason to take the trouble," Yousuf, a Christian Egyptian, told Gulf News.

"This situation has resulted in... mounds of garbage on Cairo's street corners."

Most pig breeders in Egypt are Christians, as Muslims deem pigs unclean. More...

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