Recycling in Israel
Recycling in Israel accounts for approximately 20% of waste in that country.[1]
Relevant legislation
[edit]The two laws that most directly concern recycling in Israel are the Law to Protect Cleanliness (1984)[2] and the Law for the Collection of Recycling (1993).[3]
Law to Protect Cleanliness
[edit]The Law to Protect Cleanliness:
- bans the disposal of waste in public areas; and
- requires local governments to establish sites for the collection and removal of garbage and recycling; and
- sets fines for acts that violate the provisions of this law; and
- mandates that funds raised from such fines go to a Fund for the Protection of Cleanliness.[4]
Law for the Collection of Recycling
[edit]The Law for the Collection of Recycling:
- calls on local governments to establish areas for the collection and removal of recycling; and
- allows the Minister for the Protection of the Environment to obligate local governments to establish such areas.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "נתוני פסולת בישראל" [Facts about Waste in Israel]. Ministry of Environmental Protection (in Hebrew). Ministry of Environmental Protection. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "חוק שמירת הניקיון, התשמ׳׳ד–1984" [Law to Protect Cleanliness] (PDF). Wayback Machine (in Hebrew). State of Israel. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2006. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "חוק איסוף ופינוי פסולת למיחזור, התשנ׳׳ג–1993" [Law for the Collection of Recycling] (PDF). Ministry of Environmental Protection (in Hebrew). State of Israel. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "חוק שמירת הניקיון, התשמ׳׳ד–1984" [Law to Protect Cleanliness] (PDF). Wayback Machine (in Hebrew). State of Israel. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2006. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^ "חוק איסוף ופינוי פסולת למיחזור, התשנ׳׳ג–1993" [Law for the Collection of Recycling] (PDF). Ministry of Environmental Protection (in Hebrew). State of Israel. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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