407. This rehabilitation is all the more important since the sites consist of toxic elements
which pollute the soils and water tables by constituting a danger to the health of the
population. In this regard, a programme has been initiated for the eradication and rehabilitation
of all the random landfills identified in the communes provided with technical landfill sites
which will be commissioned. In this respect, 21 random landfills have been rehabilitated, 20
landfills are being rehabilitated and 23 are being assessed.
408. Moreover, the reclamation of waste which is an important component of PROGDEM,
contributes substantially to reducing the quality of buried waste (thereby increasing the life span
of the CETs), to reclaiming a sizeable fraction of secondary raw materials and contributing to
the creation of green jobs. The reclamation and their use have become an economic imperative
for our country.
409. In this regard, financial and tax measures have been taken to encourage the emergence and
development of waste reclamation and use. It includes in particular promoting the
development and use of equipment at waste collection sites in every major city in a Wilaya
(32 garbage dumps out of which 8 are already operational) which constitute the major interface
for collectors-users. Thus, the development of 30 sorting centres which will assist in identifying
all the details concerning the implementation of the public packaging waste collection system
“Eco-Jem”, and draw all the lessons necessary for the replication of the operations in other
cities of the country.
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Urban Environmental Management:
410. Similarly, the right of persons to live in an urban environment conducive for their welfare
and self-fulfilment is recognized and taken care of. The framework Law No. 06-06 for city
planning takes care of this aspect. The purpose is to determine the specific provisions seeking to
outline urban policy components as part of the policy framework for town and country planning
and sustainable development.
411. The general principles of urban policy include:
Local management, according to which mechanisms and procedures are sought
and designed to bring directly on board the people or through the instrumentality of an
association for the management of programmes and actions concerning their living
environment and to appreciate and evaluate the effects resulting therefrom.
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