Comprehensive work needs to be done – including an examination of alternatives and a comprehensive economic analysis, “said Prof. Ofira Ayalon, who has been involved in waste management research for many years at the Samuel Neaman Institute and the University of Haifa.”
The solutions that fit Be’er Sheva may not be suitable for Kiryat Shmona. It may be that in Be’er Sheva, the solution that currently fits is a landfill solution, as opposed to a completely different situation in Kiryat Shmona, where it may be appropriate to promote waste to energy plant or small anaerobic facility.
The array of technologies exists, we don’t have to invent it. The Ministry of the Environmental Protection, in its strategic plan, suggested 1,500 tons per day incineration plants – these are very large facilities, while 500-700 tpd facilities are mostly used in the world. It’s unclear why these large facilities are preferred”
