Some 6 million tons of waste are generated in Israel each year, of which 4.2 million tons are produced in households and the rest in industry. Each person in Israel produces an average of 590 kilos of waste per year. Due to population growth (over 2% annually) and rising standards of living, municipal waste has been increasing in the order of 5% annually, although this rate of growth has been halved since 2000, and rates … Teljes cikk »