RepublicofTunisia

Country info

Country Tunisia Capital Tunis Population 11,4 Million (2016) Population growth 1.1 % (2016) Geographical area 163,610 km2 Facts about Tunisia: • Tunisia is located in the Northern Africa • The northernmost point, Cape Angela, is the

northernmost point on the African continent.

Waste in Tunisia Yearly MSW generation: 2,423 Million tons/year Daily MSW generation: 0.815 kg/per capita per day (urban area), 0.150 kg per capita per day (rural areas) in 2012. Solid waste generation growth: 2.5% Compositional analysis:

Waste Treatment Methods:

Public stakeholders Ministry of Local Affairs and the Environment, National Waste Management Agency (ANGed), Agency for Environmental Protection (ANPE), Municipalities, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Public Health, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Trade, Ministry of Agriculture.

FINANCIAL PROVISIONS AND COST RECOVERY Collection and transportation of municipal waste The costs of collection:

- For the public collection: 40-70 TND/ton - For the collection by the private sector: 30 to 35

TND / ton Transfer and disposal of waste

The average cost of transfer and landfilling is 20 TND / ton, the municipality shall contribute up to 20% and the state contributes up to 80% through the FODEP.

The funding covers all expenses of the landfill (that is to say that the price may change depending on economic conditions).

PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION

4.5% of the municipal waste collection is provided by private operators;

The operation of transfer stations and landfills is completely provided by private operators (100%) under the responsibility of ANGed;

The extraction and treatment of leachate are provided by the private sector (100%);

The extraction and flaring of biogas in landfills are provided by the private sector (100%);

Non-hazardous industrial, medical, packaging, tires, and e-waste waste are collected completely by the private sector (100%);

The task of collection / transportation / handling of hazardous waste, is shared between the public and the private sector;

OPTIONS FOR OPTIMIZATION

Strengthen the financial, logistical and human resources of municipalities;

Encourage municipalities to develop their municipal waste management plan referring to a practical guide for the development and implementation of a municipal waste management plan;

Establish and strengthen local governance in operational waste management and train municipal officials in the field of local governance;

Reinforce the environmental police initiative; Study the feasibility of developing the sector of

collection and recycling of cardboard bricks (food packaging);

Enable the construction of seven projected landfills in the governorates of the hinterland: Gafsa, Kasserine, Sidi Bouzid, Jendouba, Siliana, Beja and Kef;

Develop 9 mecanical-biological treatment centers in the country.