Mauritania Country Profile on SWM
Country profile on the Solid Waste Management situation in Mauritania (2010)
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Country report on the Solid Waste Management in Mauritania (2010)
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Background Information
| Population: | 3.3 million |
| Municipal solid waste (MSW) generation: | 0.45 million tons (2009) |
| Per capita MSW generation: |
0.5 kg/day (urban areas) 0.3 kg/day (rural areas) |
| MSW generation growth: | 6 % |
| Medical waste generation: | 1,206 T/yr |
| Industrial waste generation: | data not available |
| Hazardous waste generation: | data not available |
| Agricultural waste: | data not available |
Technical Performance
Municipal Waste:
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| MSW collection coverage: |
5% in rural areas 30% in urban areas |
| Final destination of MSW: |
0% : Composted 8% : Recycled 37.3% : Landfilled 54.7% : Open-dumped |
| Number of controlled dumps |
0 : Under construction 2 : Built 2 : Operational |
Hazardous and industrial Waste:
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| Number of units/centers of industrial waste treatment (physical chemical treatment) |
0 : Under construction 0 : Built 0 : Operational |
| Types of treatment of medical waste: | incineration and dumping |
Policy and Planning Environment
- A strategy for SWM in Nouakchott
- Another is in preparation for Nouadhibou
Legal Framework
- Law No. 2000-045 (Environmental Code), of which Chapter II is devoted to the waste management policy
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Decree No. 190-2008/PM determining the functions of the Ministry delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of the Environment and Sustainable Development and of organizing the central administration in this ministry.
- Ordinance 2001/02/ of 19/04/2001 establishing the Urban Development Agency (l’Agence de Développement Urbain, ADU)
Institutional Framework
- For policy and planning: The Ministry in charge of the Interior, The Ministry delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of the Environment and Sustainable Development
- For enforcement: The municipal authorities
Financial and Cost Recovery Arrangements
- Budget allocations to Nouakchott (2009) (state budget): 3,190,338,973 um *
- Cost per ton for collection (taxes included)**: 16,570 um
- Cost per ton for landfilling (CET) (taxes included)**: 4,787 um
- Cost per ton from collection to disposal/treatment (taxes included)**: 21,357 um
* 1 euro = 360 Uguiya (um)
** source : ADU
Private Sector involvement
- For collection and landfilling: Participation highly developed in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou (local operators and one international operator)
- For recovery: Participation developed, intervention of small private operators to pick up some specific waste…
Options for Improvement
- Increased awareness of waste products (quantities and types)
- Distribution of tasks between actors and stakeholders
- Improvement of infrastructure (transit points, sorting, CETs, ...)
- Reduced production at source, especially plastics, through education, taxation, etc.
- Improved collection rate