Tunisia's Sedouikech Waste Project Advances with Key Approvals

Tunisia's waste treatment and valorization unit in Sedouikech is moving forward, with the Ministry of Environment confirming the progressive finalization of technical and ecological procedures. The project, initiated in 2023, requires careful management due to its location within an international Ramsar wetland and the public hydraulic domain.

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The Ministry of Environment confirms the progressive finalization of technical and ecological steps.

The General Directorate of Forests has approved the initial assessment, stipulating an environmental impact study (EIE) for submission to the National Agency for Environmental Protection (ANPE). To safeguard water resources, the ministry has installed groundwater monitoring wells and approved the hydrological study. A Tunisian firm has completed waste characterization, land-use surveys, and a techno-economic feasibility study. The teams are now drafting the preliminary project design, which will precede the ANPE's final EIE validation.

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The General Directorate of Forests has issued no reservations on the initial assessment, simply requiring an environmental impact study (EIE).

Financially, the project relies on a public-private partnership backed by the World Bank. Concurrently, a circular economy project with the UNDP, funded by Italy and Japan, will establish a biomethanization unit capable of processing 6,000 tons of hotel waste in its initial phase. The ministry emphasizes that community engagement is crucial for the success of this environmental complex, alongside the development of the adjacent industrial zone.

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The ministry has already installed groundwater monitoring wells and validated the hydrological study.