Recycling in Israel

Recycling in Israel accounts for approximately 20% of waste in that country.^[1]

Relevant legislation

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

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

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

^ "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.