Recycling

It is today distinctly politically incorrect to attribute natural disasters to the Creator. Thus, Hurricane Sandy evoked no public calls for mercy, no prayers for people to be saved, nor for its path to be diverted.

Over five billion bottles recycled prevented over half a million tons of plastic from getting to country's landfills.

Alongside 30 other authorities thus far throughout Israel, all 700 Alon Shvut families begin separating their waste at home.

The plant will bring in more than 1,000 tons of garbage – about twice as much waste as is produced in Tel Aviv-Jaffa area.

Environmental Protection Ministry awards money to local authorities joining its waste separation “recycling revolution.”

Environment Ministry will fund NIS 70 million green garbage-to-electricity facilities.

Deputy mayor: ‘We are thinking about how to introduce recycling to Old City and neighborhoods with narrow streets.

After collecting 140 tons of garbage per month, the local authority collected 105 tons in June.

Long a dumping ground for abandoned aircraft, Fujairah aims to sell them off in bits.

In total, Israel collected about 77% of all beverage containers in 2011, exceeding the government’s target of 73%.