environment and energy Waste management and treatment

The Ministry of Local Government has decided to establish a final landfill and hazardous waste storage facility at La Chaumière, which is located about 15 km southwest of Port LouisThe total area proposed for the project is approximately 4 hectares. The potential hazardous waste for treatment and disposal in 2003 was estimated at 8,000 tons. This facility represents the first step in the treatment cycle of hazardous waste (HZW), which must be received, tested, sorted, stored and prepared for further treatment or export. The project is a first step in a comprehensive approach to hazardous waste management and treatment that will benefit from the experience of the first years of its operation in order to determine the appropriate types and sizes of technology for other hazardous waste treatment projects in the country in the future. The project is primarily intended to provide a "safe" storage area for hazardous wastes which must include organic and inorganic chemicals in solid or liquid form. Wastes that can be disposed of by landfilling, should not be disposed of by the waste hazardous materials. Also, the project must include in its design, the storage of electronic components and other heavy metals.