Characterization of household and assimilated waste in the city of Tangier )

At present, although there are several studies and waste management strategies at the international echelon, but there is no consensual method for the characterization of waste. Also at the national level reducing the quantities of final waste with the development of recycling branches and made the valuation and reducing pollution linked to the storage and disposal of waste is a regulatory objective, political, economic and priority order for the preservation of the environment.It remains clear that a single parameter is not enough to characterize and describe such heterogeneous and hazardous waste such as those in our country: with more than 60% organic matter, a high humidity and sometimes containing hospital and / or industrial waste. The different analysis methods followed in this work is devoted to the characterization of Household Garbage and assimilated. The particularity of the sampling approach was highlighted on the landfill site based on plans of town-collect and to provide the maximum information on the Household Waste of Tangier. later laboratory work was carried out.The study of the composition of the waste is an essential step for a sound management for a number of reasons,including the need to estimate the quantity of material produced, identify their generation source to facilitate the design of equipment and treatment processes, defining the physical, chemical and thermal properties of the waste and to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.