License to Transport Hazardous Special Wastes in Accordance with the Provisions of Executive Decree No. 04-409

Abstract

The issue of waste proliferation—in all its varieties and across different areas—is regarded as one of the most severe and critical environmental challenges confronting Algeria, with direct consequences for humans, animals, and plants. Which is continually rising for numerous reasons, including urban development, rapid population growth, and the disorganised proliferation of waste from different sources due to lack of public awareness about the risks of waste and its effects on health and the environment, whether resulting from household waste or from industrial, agricultural, medical, and service activities. Waste that can affect the environment and public health through its components, along with waste generated from mining, construction, and renovation works.
The increase of this phenomenon resulted in the involvement of the Algerian legislature through the enactment of Law No. 01-19 regarding waste management, monitoring, and disposal, as amended and supplemented by Law No. 25-02, with the aim to define and regulate the methods of its management, monitoring, and treatment.
Considering that hazardous special waste is among the most dangerous waste types, the legislator has imposed a series of conditions and procedures for its management and transport as regulated by Executive Decree No. 04-409, which this research paper examines.