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On April 25, 2010, Israel's
Ministerial Committee on Legislation approved the draft Packaging Law
which was proposed and submitted by the Ministry of Environmental
Protection. Approval of the draft by the committee paves the way for its
presentation to the Knesset (Israel's parliament), where it will undergo
the requisite legislative process toward enactment.
The aim of the law is to minimize
the generation of excess packaging waste and encourage reuse, recycling
and reduction of waste transferred for landfilling. The law seeks
to regulate packaging treatment in Israel and is based on the principle
of producer responsibility, whereby the manufacturer or importer is
responsible for the collection and recycling of the packaging they produce
or import for sale in Israel and for their full cost. The law adopts the
guidelines and targets of the European Directive on packaging and
packaging waste.
Environmental Protection Minister
Gilad Erdan: "Imposing responsibility for the recycling of waste on
all manufacturers and importers will allow the general public to take an
active part in the recycling procedure, by means of separation of waste
into different bins.
I intend to continue to spearhead the waste treatment revolution in
Israel, until we reach the ambitious goal of zero waste to landfilling."
Facts and Figures
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Waste in Israel has been growing at an
average annual rate of 3%-5%.
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Some 5.4 million tons of municipal
solid waste are generated in Israel each year.
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Every resident in Israel generates an
average of 1.6 kilos of waste daily.
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The weight of packaging waste in
Israel is estimated at a million tons per year. This waste takes up
valuable landfill space, leading to the waste of precious land resources
and to increased emissions of greenhouse gases.
Main
provisions of the proposed law and its impact on the public
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Type of packaging ? based on the European
directive, the proposed law will apply to packaging from different
materials and for a wide range of products (both household and
industrial). The law differentiates between single and multi-use
packaging
in order to encourage the use of multi-use packaging.
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Recycling targets ? by 2014 manufacturers and
importers will be required to recycle 60% of the total weight of the
packaging of the products they sell or import each year. Producers will
have to comply with annual recycling targets according to type of
material: glass, water and cardboard ? 70%, metal ? 65% and plastic ?
40%. (Large beverage containers included in the recycling targets
incorporated in the
Deposit Law will be included within the plastic recycling targets in
this law).
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Accessible infrastructure for the sorting of waste in local
authorities ? the proposed law will enable local authorities to
adopt advanced models of separating waste at source in order to increase
recycling rates and the quality of the resulting products.
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Zero waste for landfilling ? according to the
Environmental Protection Ministry's policy on solid waste management,
the landfilling of packaging waste will be prohibited by January 2020,
as a complementary step to other activities taken by the ministry, and
in order to reach the recycling and recovery rates of developed
countries.
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Benefits to the economy ? the main benefit
anticipated from the proposed law is savings in the direct and external
costs of current waste treatment methods. The law will also encourage
the development of local employment in the field of recycling and
recovery (with a potential of adding between 20,000 - 50,000 employees
in Israel, based on a calculation of 10 - 15 positions for every 1000
tons of waste); greater efficiency and savings in industrial production
processes as a result of savings in the weight of the packaging,
transfer to use of environmental raw materials, etc.; and improvement in
the position of the food industry and of other Israeli consumption
products by adapting them to international standards.
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Marking of packages ? the manufacturer will mark
each packaging with information on its designation for recycling,
recovery
or reuse, type of raw material and weight of the packaging, hazardous
waste content and identity of the corporation from which the producer
received the services. In addition, the producer will be responsible for
registering and reporting the scope of packaging for which he is
responsible.
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Fines and financial sanctions for non-compliance ?
the financial sanction for non-compliance with the recycling targets is
5,000 shekels for every ton for which a violation is committed. For most
of the provisions of the proposed law, a financial sanction of 67,000
shekels was set. Violation of the provision prohibiting the landfilling
of waste carries a proposed sanction
in the sum of 202,000 in light of the concrete environmental
repercussions associated with this form of disposal.
In relating to the decision to approve the draft law, Environmental
Protection Minister Erdan stated: "Today the recycling revolution in
Israel begins in practice. This marks a significant jump in the treatment
of solid waste in Israel which will enable the transformation
of municipal waste from nuisance to resource."
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