Environmental Protection in Algerian Legislation through Penalizing Waste Management Violations

The Algerian legislator has regulated waste management through specific procedures in-cluded in Law 01/19. The goal of these provisions is to protect the environment from damages that may directly or indirectly affect humans, plants, and animals. In return, the legislator has estab-lished legal texts aimed at imposing penalties on those who violate these procedures, causing harm to the environment or contributing to its degradation. The legislator classified these actions accord-ing to the severity of the harm caused, ranging from misdemeanors to criminal offenses. Through this legislation, the Algerian legal framework is in line with the developments in international legis-lation.