One of the first decisions of Gila Gamliel, Minister of Environmental Protection, was to delay the implementation of the waste master plan to establish energy recovery facilities from waste and the establishment of a new advisory team on the issue, only a few weeks after her predecessor decided to promote the issue.
“Energy recovery from waste is a suitable solution that is implemented in many countries around the world, but it has to be done in a sustainable manner. Energy production must meet all environmental regulations, economic and social standards,” explains Prof. Ofira Ayalon of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Management at the University of Haifa and the head of the environment cluster at the Samuel Neaman Institute.
