transportation and elimination of waste under conditions that ensure a healthy environment and predictability of hygiene in the environment. 402. The PROGDEM is an integrated, gradual and progressive management of household waste which has outlined the key guidelines for the introduction of this management through the mechanism of: - Reorganizing the municipal administration in charge of waste management. - Building the capacity of the collection and transportation agencies within the municipal areas. - Opening up the public agency in charge of waste management to private investment. - Introducing collection equipment. 403. In this respect, since its implementation in 2002, PROGDEM has made significant progress which has resulted in: The establishment of new forms of waste management services: by equipping all the communes with blueprints for household and related waste management, an important mechanism for assistance in decision at the local level for any investment in the area of equipment for the collection, transportation and treatment of waste. It should be noted that to date 1,169 blueprints have already been developed and their conclusions are being put into effect including the development of 26 transfer stations (break-load points) for the economy of transportation from collection points to localized waste treatment centres more than 20kms away. The development of authorized landfill sites and controlled dumps, facilities which have been built in accordance with the requirements under Law No. 01-19 (impact study, risk assessment,….) and general requirements are adopted, a real departure from the old waste management practices. To date, 118 authorized landfill sites and 135 controlled dumps are registered including 58 CETs (authorized landfill sites) and 55 controlled dumps will make it possible to remove 50% of household and related waste generated all over the country. 404. Furthermore, the Environment Directorates in the Wilayas (DEW) were supported with technical expertise to develop such types of projects (carried out by highly qualified international experts) in order to ascertain the compliance and quality standards of these projects with international standards. 405. Moreover and in order to popularize the waste management methods and the exploitation of the technical landfill centres, ninety (90) training sessions were organized in collaboration with different institutions and organizations (such as GIZ, the World Bank and other public and private institutions), to provide training for 1,799 persons (officials from local government authorities, Environmental Unit of the National Gendarmerie, Engineering Offices….). 406. On the other hand, beyond the physical developments of the CETs, an institutional framework has been established for the creation of 42 public industrial and commercial institutions (EPIC) in the Wilayas for CET management, and an operational grant for two years of operations 2010-2011 of these institutions was provided in the sum of 4 billion DA, within the framework of a rational and forward-looking vision of these infrastructural facilities. Similarly, the implementation of the entry fee or “Gate Fee” would be the best solution to ensure the operational financing of the CETs. The commissioning of the technical landfill centres must absolutely be followed by the eradication of random landfills and rehabilitation of their sites. 66