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Solid waste in Israel
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 »
Kategória: Hulladékfeldolgozás, Környezet
Creative Recycling at Lotan
Wondering what this decorated wall has to do with recycling? Actually, it’s the epitome of Lotan’s attempts at reducing, reusing and rethinking. This project and others around the kibbutz deal with education, aesthetics, environmental protection, a sense of fulfillment, and community bonding. In short, it is an expression of our community’s adoption and implementation of the creative ecology concept in daily life. Beginning in the collective dining hall and spreading to individual neighborhoods, the kibbutz separates … Teljes cikk »
Kategória: Hulladékfeldolgozás, Környezet