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 High international ranking
Kilograms per capita per year
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700 Israel OECD 600 27EU
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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 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
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40
20
0 2030 2029 2028 2027 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
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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. facility Eco Energy Golan Ltd. 50 tons Upgrade of electricity NIS 6,385,350 production facility Tambour Hefer Ecology 40 tons Energy production facility NIS 5,336,600 Hayun Ecology 88 tons Upgrade of open aerated NIS 1,775,000 composting facility Total 1,618 tons NIS 117,818,668 Construction / upgrade of facilities for the production of electricity from solid waste
Legend Construction of anaerobic digestion facility Construction of closed composting facility Evron Construction of open composting facility I’billin Upgrade of anaerobic digestion facility
Afula Hadera Emek Hefer
Immanuel
Gevim
Ein Hashlosha Bnei Shimon
Dimona PPP-supported construction of facility (private-public partnership) in 2016
Regional anaerobic digestion facility for 1,000 tons/day – Central District
30 Adoption of master plans for end facilities
District Date
North February 6, 2012
Haifa February 14, 2012
Center May 2010
Tel Aviv February 27, 2012
Jerusalem January 3, 2012
South January 9, 2012 Target for 2015:
1.5 million residents separating solid waste Recycling on a scope of 350,000 tons of household waste per year Active end facilities
32 Treatment of Dry Waste Sorting transfer stations approved in the RFI framework
Applicant Daily treated quantity Amount of support of solid waste
GreenNet (Atarot) 1,236 tons NIS 17,601,750 A.N. Recycling Center (Evlayim) 500 tons NIS 5,059,350 SIE Ashkelon Ltd. 1,035 tons NIS 13,263,750 Univerve Biogas Ltd. – Immanuel 200 tons NIS 3,600,000 Evron – Tamam Recycling Limited Partnership 1,000 tons NIS 20,250,000 Hadera Municipality 500 tons NIS 17,054,483 Afula Municipality 385 tons NIS 10,689,750 Bnei Shimon Regional Council 1,265 tons NIS 29,533,000 Ashdod Municipality 500 tons NIS 16,081,308 Compost Bay and Western Galilee 260 tons NIS 10,400,000 Total 6,881 tons NIS 143,533,391 Construction / upgrade of sorting stations
Construction of sorting stations Upgrade of sorting stations Evron Construction of sorting stations – subject to budgetary approval Evlayim
Afula Hadera
Immanuel
Atarot
Ashkelon
Bnei Shimon Stage B: Energy production from dry waste
Solid waste that is not economically or technologically recyclable will be used for the production of energy/fuel, as a preferred alternative over landfilling. The following technologies will be used to produce energy: RDF Gasification Pyrolysis Plasma Summary: Evolution of solid waste treatment in Israel
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Maintenance of Waste Recycling Regulation of Beverage Tire Disposal and Support: Packaging Law Law for Cleanliness Law Law landfills Container Recycling Law Separation at Environmental Deposit Law source, end Management of National waste Landfill levy disposal plan solutions and Electric and (“TAMA 16”) transfer stations Electronic Equipment Recycling Regulations Next steps Additional RFI for separation at source Issued on October 15, 2012, submission deadline – December 16, 2012 Additional RFI for facilities for the production of green electricity from solid waste – Issued on August 7, 2012, submission deadline – November 1, 2012 Regulations for the separation of biodegradable solid waste Regulations for the separation of paper and cardboard Amendment to the Maintenance of Cleanliness Law – construction debris Solid Waste Law: Compilation of all the laws dealing with solid waste Prohibition of landfilling Updating of solid waste treatment methods Updating of definition of types of solid waste Pictures from Israel Pictures from around the world Thank you!