In light of the growing severity of the problem of construction and demolition waste in Israel’s open spaces and in the aftermath of a State Comptroller report on the subject, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Finance have decided to set up a dedicated enforcement unit to deal with the problem.
The illegal disposal of construction waste is one of the most serious environmental problems currently facing Israel. In addition to landscape blight, improper disposal of construction waste is responsible for a host of environmental and ecological problems.
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