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SAFETY DOESN'T
HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT

MAY 2016

INDUSTRIAL HAZARDOUS
WASTE IN TUNISIAN
LEGISLATION
A FRESHMAN YEAR PROJECT
CONDUCTED BY WAEL YAHYAOUI & FIRAS ZRIBI

PLAN
CONCLUSION
PRODUCERS

TRANSPORTERS

DISPOSAL

WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES

GENERAL DEFINITIONS
INTRODUCTION
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INTRODUCTION (1/3)

National Strategy

Creating Regional landfills and transfer centers (first phase),

Closure and rehabilitate uncontrolled landfills,

Implementation of integrated waste management system,

Development of new treatment processes; recycling and recovery of waste.

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INTRODUCTION (2/3)

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2
3
5

Defines industrial H.W.

Points out the intervenors.

Precise the authorizations and limits related to
each one.

INTRODUCTION (3/3)
Laws

Law 1975-33 on May 14th, 1975 on the organic law of Commons entrusting waste
collection in communal areas and municipalities,
Law 1996-1941 on June 10th, 1996 on the control of the waste management and disposal
Law 97-37 of June 2nd, 1997 on the road transport of hazardous materials
Law 2001-14 of January, 30th, 2001.

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Decrees

Decrees

Decree No. 2000-2339 of October, 10th, 2000, establishing the list of hazardous waste,
Decree No 2002-693 of April 1st, 2002 concerning the conditions and modalities for
resumption of lubricating oils and used oil filters and their management,
Decree No. 2005 -3395 of December 26th, 2006 laying down the conditions and
accumulators collection arrangements and uses batteries.

Laws

GENERAL DEFINITIONS (1/5)

Industrial Waste

Categories

The waste produced by industrial activity,

That

is

rendered

useless

during

Inert Waste

manufacturing process,

All substances and objects which the

holder discards or intends to discard or has

the obligation to discard or disposed of by
the provisions of the law 96-41 on June
10th,1996.

Hazardous
Waste
Ordinary

Inert
Waste

GENERAL DEFINITIONS (2/5)

MAIN GENERATOR ACTIVITIES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE, A.N.Ge.D, 2012

GENERAL DEFINITIONS (3/5)

Hazardous Waste
Are considered Hazardous Waste,
Waste listed in the Decree Annex ;

Article 2 of Law No. 96-41 of June,

10th, 1996 (JORT No. 49 of June,
18th, 1996) on waste and control of
its management and disposal.
Decree No. 2000-2339 of October,
10th, 2000, establishing a list of H.W.
(JORT 86 of October, 27th, 2000)

Annex I

Annex II

List of hazardous waste classified by their

nature or the activity that produced them.

List of constituents which give waste a

danger character.

List of Hazardous Characters.

Annex III

GENERAL DEFINITIONS (4/5)

Annex I: H.W. List

20 Groups
74 Subgroups
Annex II: Constituents List

53 Constituents
Annex III: H. Characters List

7 Class
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Article 2 of
Law 96-41
June 1996

GENERAL DEFINITIONS (5/5)

Generator

Articles 6, 33 and 34
of Law No. 96-41 on
June 10th, 1996
Article 2 of Law No.
96-41 of June 10th,
1996

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Holder
is responsible for its
disposal

Everyone whose activities

produce H.W. and anyone
who carries out preprocessing, mixing or other
resulting in a change in the
nature of the waste or their
composition.

has high responsibility

and are subject to
appropriate monitoring
by the authorities.

Everyone who holds in his

possession
waste

Hazardous

WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES (1/5)

Management Methods

Generator must :
Conclude a treatment contract with the H.W. disposal facility operator.
Deal with an authorized H.W. carrier .
Make a Waste Slip Tracking (W.S.T.) to ensure H.W. traceability.

Holders must :
Maintain a register chronologically tracing H.W. elimination operations.
Complete the W.S.T. thoroughly and store the appropriate copy as proof
of their disposal in accordance with the rules.
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WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES (2/5)

The Manifest
Who ?

The H.W. Generators.

When ?

Before Submitting their H.W. to a third

party.

What ?

Describe its composition and origin

charging and the beneficial treatment
and H.W. transport risk.

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The Manifest is prepared between the

generator and the treatment plant.

WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES (3/5)

W.S.T.
Who ?

The H.W. Generators.

When ?

Upon delivery of waste to a third party.

What ?

o The corresponding manifest number.

o The information necessary to identify the quantity, origin,
characteristics, transport modalities and destination of H.W.

For What ? o Ensure the H.W. traceability.

o Constitutes a proper disposal proof for the authorities
concerned authorities.

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The W.S.T. accompanies the waste to the receiving facility.

WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES (4/5)

Register
Who ?

The H.W. Generators + Holders.

When ?

Upon every operation.

What ?

o Provenance, description, code and tonnage of waste.

o Acquisition or waste reception.
o Type of treatment, recycling or storage of H.W.

For What ? o To retracing, chronologically, operations relating to the

management of their waste.
o To be available to the Inspection Service.
The register may be kept on paper or computer. The register is kept for at least 10 years.

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Article 28 and 33 of Law No. 96-41 of June, 10th, 1996

WASTE MANAGEMENT PROCEDURES (5/5)

The Annual Report
Who ?

The H.W. Holders.

When ?

After every year.

What ?

o The H.W. prisoners,

o The incidents in the H.W. management,
o The measures taken to protect the environment, including the
generated H.W. minimization measures.

For What ? o To be available to the Inspection Service.

o Statistics and Optimization Purpose.
The annual report must be kept on paper or in a computer file.

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Article 34 of Law No. 96-41 of June, 10th, 1996

PRODUCERS

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Storage

Store products and liquid hazardous waste in holding tanks.

Do not throw nor burn the H.W.

Sorting

Sort H.W. by families and classes.

Do not mix H.W. with other wastes.

Labeling

Correctly, label any container containing harmful substances or

hazardous waste.

Declaration

Issue a WTS when removing H.W. waste and keep it for 5 years.
Must update the register and prepare the annual report to the
relevant authorities.

TRANSPORTERS
Formation
Sorting
Labeling
Declaration
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Run a training program for truckers.

Realize all mobile equipment technical inspections provided.
Know the regulation of hazardous materials sufficient to satisfy.

Avoid mixtures unfit in collection.

Carriage authorization must cover all waste.

Show the danger labels and the hallmarks on the truck.
Insurance must cover the risk of damage by accident.
Issue a WTS at the time of collection finalized.
Keep the register updated and prepare the annual report.

DISPOSAL (1/6)
Tunisian

law has a set of specific regulations that meet the general

requirements of sustainable environmental management, prompted by the

Basel Convention of March, 22nd, 1989 on the Control of Transboundary

Movements of Hazardous Waste and their Disposal, ratified by Tunisia.
Article 4 of the Basel Convention of March 22nd, 1989 and Article 31 (BIS) (new) of the 96-41 law of June 10th,
1996 on waste management in Tunisia.

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DISPOSAL (2/6)
Phosphogypsum
PCB waste and Health care

Local
Disposal

Treatment
Centers

In Tunisian Territory

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Pesticide

Basel
Convention

In Countries under
the Basel Convention

DISPOSAL (3/6)
Treatment

Recovery

Disposal

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Prior Consent
of the Minister
of the
Environment

DISPOSAL (4/6)

Local Disposal

For hazardous waste management units, an environmental impact

assessment is mandatory.
Annex 1 B, No. 4 of Decree 2005-1991

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DISPOSAL (5/6)
Treatment Centers

To eliminate the 150.000 tons/year Hazardous waste, in an environmental respect

way, Tunisia has set up a program that mainly consists of:

The construction of a treatment center and disposal Jradou, Zaghouan,

The construction of three regional facilities for the receipt, storage and transfer
(IRST) H.W. to cover the main industrial regions of North, Central and South.

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DISPOSAL (6/6)
JRADOU Treatment Center

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Jradou

Stabilization / Solidification

Physico-Chemical Building

Analysis Laboratory

Storage

Discharge

CONCLUSION

Diversity of economic activity in the country.

2 Degradation of infrastructure in residential areas.

3 Absence of monitoring violations.
Limitations
4 Behavior of the waste holders.
5 Limited financial capacity of Commons.
6 Evolution of consumption pattern of the population in both urban and rural areas.
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PRESPECTIVE
International Financial Assistance Program
The Construction of landfills.

International Technical Assistance Program, Tunisian-German

Assist the Tunisian Government in strengthening its strategies.

SWEEP-NET Network Establishment

Provide a common interface for regions.
Easier and Faster Technical assistance.

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