مجلة الاجتهاد للدراسات القانونية والاقتصادية (Jan 2020)
Waste and anaerobic digestion in Algerian regulations: abandoned energy transition sector
Abstract
Algeria is experiencing a crucial need in municipal solid waste management improving system. According to the National Agency or Waste (- AND) more than 11 million tons of waste are produced annually, and this production is growing significantly. Algerian cities have to deal with the hard situation of the increase in the amount of waste produced. This results in environmental degradation and a risk to public health. Biogas technology is one of the technologies that have continued to receive a lot of attention. In Algeria, the first biodigester was constructed in 1938 under the impulse of two teachers of the National School of Agriculture of Algiers Ducellier and Isman. That work has been considered as precursor of the biogas production mastery not only in Algeria but also at the world level. Based on their patent, many agricultural installations were equipped with gas digesters of manure, and that various pieces of equipment of valorization of biogas have been developed. The main benefits of biogas technology include its ability to add value to biomass chains by closing equipment cycles and enabling improved fuel efficiency. Taking into account the interests presented above, the objective of this work is to extrapolate the current environmental regulatory side for the Algerian case in terms of energy recovery of fermentable organic waste via the production of biogas, and to propose a law on the energy transition-biomass to accelerate the deployment of this renewable energy. We are interested in the topic of organic municipal waste management in the case of Algeria. The aim is to contribute to a new waste recovery policy based on theoretical and practical knowledge. These instructions presents guidelines for preparing papers.
