At a time when the developed world is already using various technologies to manage municipal solid waste, Israel lags far behind.
Prof. Ofira Ayalon notes that “the landfill tax has not had a significant effect, neither in terms of reducing landfilled waste nor in terms of the actual realization of the ‘maintaining the cleanliness fund’ budget.” “We are in a state of emergency and, therefore, the Ministry of Environmental Protection is presenting short-term solutions, such as expanding existing landfills.”
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