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Ministry of Environmental Protection Solid Waste Materials Management Israel’s Solid Waste Revolution Yohanan Burstyn –Solid Waste Division January 2013 Israel 2012 4.8 million tons Quantity of municipal and commercial solid waste generated in Israel per year 2 million tons Quantity of biodegradable solid waste 1.9 kilograms Quantity of solid waste per person per day Increase of 3%-5% in the annual quantity of solid waste 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 High international ranking 200 Kilograms per capita per year 100 0 ISL SVK JPN EST BEL FIN ITA ESP ISR LUX IRL CHN CZE POL CHL MEX KOR CAN ZAF TUR SVN RUS GRC HUN PRT SWE FRA GBR DEU AUT NLD CHE USA DNK NOR EU27 OECD Source: OECD 2010 27 EU OECD Israel USA Past Policy Landfilling Change of concept – solid waste as a raw material Hazards of continued landfilling: Air pollution and odor Greenhouse gas emissions Soil and groundwater contamination Consumption of scarce land resources Effects on public health Economic implications Availability of landfills and treatment of solid waste up to 2030 Existing situation Percentage of solid Percentage of Percentage of solid waste with no landfilling 120 אחוז פסולת ללא פתרון solutionהטמנה ו/או or recyclingמיחזור אחוז recycling מיחזור generalכללי אחוז landfilling פסולת waste forלהטמנה 100 80 60 40 20 0 2030 2029 2028 2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 -20 Indications are that in the existing situation, the solid waste market will become saturated already in 2014, with no solution for 14% of the quantity of generated solid waste. Solid waste treatment methods in Western countries Source: OECD 2008 Current Policy Solid Waste Materials Management Materials management – integrated treatment of solid waste Reduction in the quantity Reduction of solid waste generated Reuse Processing of solid waste into products, materials Recycling or raw materials Production of energy from Energy solid waste or processing of solid waste into materials used to produce energy Landfilling The target: 50% recycling by 2020 Reducing the quantity of solid waste destined for landfilling by: SMM – Sustainable Materials Management Urban Mining The key to the recycling revolution - Separation of solid waste into at least two streams 40% 60% Biodegradable Dry waste solid waste Packaging and other Leftover food and materials organic components Paper and Packaging cardboard Biodegradable solid waste as a clean solid waste stream that should be separated at source For each stream – its own dedicated treatment Transfer station for Solid waste Dry stream solid waste sorting recycling plant Packaging and other materials Wet stream Biodegradable organic solid waste Transfer station for solid Biodegradable solid waste waste sorting treatment plant Composting facility Anaerobic plant 12 Separation at source – how does it work in the local authorities? Transportation of Recycling points Collection bins separated solid waste For each stream – its own dedicated treatment Treatment of Biodegradable Solid Waste Local authorities selected to receive support A total of 31 local authorities were selected Breakdown of types of support to the selected authorities Total support: NIS 342,370,399 Residents’ participation in separation at source in the selected authorities 52,199 44,443 119,429 25,555 4,100 187,298 At present 96,161 households separate their solid waste at source. By the end of the year, another 24,848 households are expected to join the process. Selected authorities that joined the process of separation at source Name of District Amount of Number of households authority support that joined the separation process Dimona South NIS 10,581,438 0 Beersheba NIS 66,226,057 0 Ashkelon NIS 28,456,295 0 Ofakim NIS 6,917,171 1,517 Ramat Negev NIS 1,587,871 320 Ashdod NIS 54,694,821 4,000 Sdot Negev NIS 970,388 0 Kiryat Bialik Haifa NIS 9,358,268 4,800 Zichron Yaacov NIS 4,029,805 2,500 Hadera NIS 17,922,525 7,170 Selected authorities that joined the process of separation at source Name of District Amount of Number of households authority support that joined the separation process Gush Etzion Jerusalem NIS 4,289,911 1,000 Kfar Saba Center NIS 13,391,517 9,700 Modiin Maccabim NIS 11,567,996 10,800 Reut Emek Hefer NIS 5,627,318 12,700 Hod Hasharon NIS 7,591,710 4,500 Brener NIS 1,383,451 2,240 Shoham NIS 3,161,126 5,000 Rosh Haayin NIS 6,584,388 1,800 Nes Ziona NIS 7,399,541 5,200 Ramla NIS 18,152,666 4,135 Selected authorities that joined the process of separation at source Name of District Amount of Number of households authority support that joined the separation process Yokneam Ilit North NIS 4,584,900 2,320 Migdal Haemek NIS 4,262,052 1,932 Rosh Pina NIS 699,075 263 Megiddo NIS 2,943,175 1,166 Misgav NIS 5,758,754 2,500 Gilboa NIS 4,408,484 0 Mateh Asher NIS 8,367,739 1,800 Afula NIS 9,556,860 3,036 Golan NIS 6,011,305 462 Kiryat Ono Tel Aviv NIS 7,257,041 1,800 Ramat Hasharon NIS 8,581,750 3,500 A total of 96,161 households separate at source. Additional authorities that joined the process of separation at source Name of authority District Number of households that joined the separation process Menashe Regional Haifa 1,500 Council Hof Hacarmel Haifa 517 Regional Council Natania Center 3,500 Raanana Center 9,000 Savyon Center 1,200 (the entire authority) Yavneh Center 300 Bat Yam Tel Aviv 3,000 Ramat Gan Tel Aviv 2,200 Tel Aviv Tel Aviv 2,500 A total of 23,717 households separate at source. Current situation: Separation at source in the local authorities Preparation of master plan and detailed plan for two streams Thirty one local authorities are beginning a process of separation of solid waste at source Contract with an end facility Purchase of bins for sorting the waste into two streams Purchase of trucks for collecting solid waste that was separated at source Renovation and adaptation of garbage rooms and surfaces in residential buildings Local activity to advertise, explain and educate Operational assistance in the transition to separating the waste at source plus other assistance Collection of solid waste in two separate streams – biodegradable (“wet”) and dry Construction and upgrade of facilities for the production of green electricity from solid waste Composting plants Anaerobic digestion facilities Addition of land for agriculture Production of energy from biogas Data on quantities of solid waste in Israel Segmenting by streams and assessments, 2012-2020 Total Quantity of Total Quantity of Total Quantity of quantity of organic solid quantity of organic solid quantity of organic solid solid waste waste solid waste waste solid waste waste District (ton/day) (ton/day) (ton/day) (ton/day) (ton/day) (ton/day) 2012 2012 2015 2015 2020 2020 Northern 2,551 765 2,788 836 3,232 970 District Haifa District 1,822 546 1,990 597 2,308 692 Central District 3,996 1,199 4,367 1,310 5,063 1,519 Tel Aviv 2,588 776 2,827 848 3,278 983 District Jerusalem 2,184 655 2,387 716 2,767 830 District Southern 2,200 600 2,404 721 2,787 836 District Total 15,341 4,601 16,763 5,028 19,435 5,830 Assumptions: 1. Three percent annual increase in solid waste quantities, with each person generating around 1.9 kilograms per day. 2. The quantity of organic solid waste is calculated at 30% of the total quantity of generated solid waste. Data on quantities of solid waste in Israel Capacity analysis of treatment facilities, 2015 Organic Organic Capacity – Capacity – material material – Treatment existing end end solutions District generated selected local volume solutions per RFI (ton/day) authorities (ton/day) 2015 (ton/day) 2015 (ton/day) 2015 (ton/day) 2015 North 836 111 --- 560 560 Haifa 597 94 5 100 105 Center 1,310 263 250 140 440 Tel Aviv 848 46 50 --- Jerusalem 716 10 125 --- 500 South 721 374 250 968 1,218 Total 5,029 900 690 1,768 2,823 Summary Support for construction / upgrade of facilities for the production of electricity from solid waste and for Transfer Stations Number of Facilities for the production of Number of Transfer District electricity from Solid Stations waste North 4 3 Haifa 1 1 Center 2 1 Jerusalem 1 South 5 4 Total 12 10 Total Support facilities for the production of electricity from solid waste: 118,735,050 NIS Transfer Stations: 139,133,391 NIS Support for construction / upgrade of facilities for the production of electricity from solid waste Applicant Quantity of Type of facility Amount of municipal organic support solid waste per day SDM for the Environment 200 tons Open aerated composting NIS 1,775,000 Ltd. – Evlayim facility Afula Municipality 160 tons Closed composting facility NIS 7,287,700 Univerve Energy Ways 60 tons Energy production facility NIS 5,400,000 Biogas Ltd. – Dimona Univerve Energy Ways 100 tons Energy production facility NIS 9,960,000 Biogas Ltd. – Dimona Evron – Tamam Recycling 200 tons Energy production facility NIS 17,200,000 Limited Partnership Hadera Municipality 100 tons Energy production facility NIS 9,180,000 Support for construction / upgrade of facilities for the production of electricity from solid waste Applicant Quantity of Type of facility Amount of municipal organic support solid waste per day Bnei Shimon Regional 620 tons Closed composting facility NIS 24,417,400 Council Compost Bay and Western 350 tons Closed composting facility NIS 11,901,618 Galilee YRAV Sherutei Noy (1985) 200 tons Electricity production NIS 17,200,000 Ltd.
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