What can be recycled?
Newspapers, brochures, books, cereal boxes, egg cartons (but not milk cartons!)

What can be recycled?
Soft drink and mineral water bottles containing at least 1.5 liters (smaller bottles can be returned to any store that sells them, where you will be given a cash reimbursement for your deposit), as well as plastic bottles containing cleaning agents or detergents, such as dishwashing liquid,  fabric softener,  shampoo, conditioner, et al.

What can be recycled?

Glass containers, such as olive oil bottles, perfume bottles, coffee jars, jam or honey jars, and baby food jars. The glass containers should be empty and their lids should be removed.

Where should they be disposed of?

In the grey-purple bins deployed around the city. To find a location – refer to the city map

What happens to the glass containers after being discarded in the grey-purple bins?

The glass waste is collected by "Amnir" and taken to a sorting facility in Kiryat Ata. It is later exported to a recycling plant overseas.

After being crushed or melted, the glass is used as raw material to manufacture new glass containers, bathroom appliances and roofing tiles, to build roads and more.

And most important:

Don't throw glass waste into any other bin. Apart from the fact that glass is never biodegradable, if placed in an inappropriate bin it can contaminate the trash and cause the sorting machines to break down.

What can be recycled?

All kinds of packaging material apart from glass and cardboard, such as plastic containers used for dairy products and ready-made salads, bags containing dry foodstuffs (e.g. rice and beans) and snack foods, sandwich bags, and personal hygiene packages. Packaging waste also includes metal containers, such as ones used for deodorant bottles, sprays and baby formula, as well as beverage cartons – such as milk and juice cartons.

Where should they be disposed of?

In the orange bins in the trash enclosures in your home or apartment building. Orange bins are currently deployed in 50% of the homes in the city. Due to different construction features in the neighborhoods, alternative solutions are being explored for neighborhoods where orange bins cannot be deployed in homes.

What happens to the packaging waste after being discarded in the orange bins?

The content of the orange bins is collected by the Sanitation Department and taken to a sorting facility in western Rishon Le-Zion.

Using state-of-the-art manual and mechanical sorting technology, the packaging waste is separated by type of material and from there is sent to recycling plants:

Metal – is sent to Hod Assaf Industries and Yehuda Steel, where it is recycled into raw material for use in the construction industry.

Rigid plastic and plastic bags – are sent to the K.B. Industries recycling plant, where they are converted into rubber sheeting for use in the construction industry.

Plastic bottles and beverage cartons – are exported for recycling overseas, where the plastic bottles are converted into raw material for use in the plastics industry.

And most important:

Only empty containers should be discarded in the orange bins. Wet waste, such as food scraps or dirty diapers, can adversely affect the recycling process.

What can be recycled?

Batteries and electronic devices such as cables, chargers, calculators, phones, timepieces, electric shavers, lamps and battery-powered toys. At the large collection sites in the city, you can also discard big electric appliances such as washing machines and televisions.

Where should they be disposed of?

1. At the collection sites located at municipal buildings and community centers. To find a location – refer to the city map. Due to the corona pandemic, opening hours in the community centers may vary. Please contact the center before arriving.

 

2. If there are children in the house who attend schools in the city - ask them if there is an e-waste collection site at their school (those sites are intended solely for the school community).

 

3. When you buy a new home appliance and it is delivered to your home or picked up at the store, the retailer is obligated, at no additional cost to you, to remove or accept your old appliance for recycling (if you have one). If you bought a new appliance and the retailer refused to remove or accept the old one or asked for payment to do so, please report it to the following email: pniot@sviva.gov.il

What happens to the electronic waste after being discarded at the collection sites?

The e-waste collected for recycling is transferred to sorting facilities whose staff includes individuals who are employed in rehabilitation programs. After being separated into different types of raw materials, the e-waste is sent to recycling plants in Israel and overseas. For example, batteries are reconverted into zinc, lead and mercury, from which new products are manufactured.

And most important:

Don't throw your e-waste or batteries into any other kind of bin. E-waste accounts for about 3% of our total waste, but contributes to 70% of all pollution.

What can be recycled?

Beverage containers that hold up to 1.5 liters: cans, small plastic bottles and glass bottles.

Where?

At supermarkets, bodegas and other business establishments

What does the Beverage Container Deposit Law say?

Every time you buy a small beverage container, its price includes an added NIS 0.30 – which is a deposit for the container itself. When the container is empty, you can return it and be reimbursed for the deposit. How does it work? The Deposit Law applies to every supermarket branch or business establishment that sells beverages and is larger than 28 m². They are required to refund the deposits to customers who bring in empty beverage containers, with a limit of up to 50 containers. (According to the definitions set forth in the Law, businesses that serve food, such as restaurants and bars, are not included in this arrangement).

 

Should you encounter a business that refuses to accept the empty beverage containers, you can contact the Public Inquires Department at the Ministry of Environmental Protection: pniot@sviva.gov.il.

 

Educational and community institutions, as well as businesses and organizations, that want to collect recyclable beverage containers and earn some money by doing so, are welcome to contact the ELA recycling company:

1. Click on this link to complete the appropriate contact information form.
    
2. Fax the completed form to the Customer Service Department at: 972-3-760-2743.
    
3. A customer service representative from ELA will get in touch with you shortly thereafter to issue you a client number and extend any other needed assistance.
    
4. Start collecting recyclable beverage containers according to the procedures that are in place. The deposit refunds will be forwarded to you directly.
   
   

And most important:

Don't throw any beverage containers for which a deposit is paid into any of the bins, especially if the containers are made of glass.

What can be recycled?

Corrugated cartons that do not fit into the blue bins should be flattened and placed next to the bins. If you have a large number of cartons, you should call the municipal sanitation office closest to your home in order to schedule a pickup date.

Where should they be disposed of?

After flattening them, place the cartons in the trash enclosure in your home or apartment building or in special carton collection bins deployed in several places around the city (this should be scheduled in advance).

What happens to the cartons?

The cartons that are collected after you schedule their removal with the sanitation office are taken by a city truck to a recycling facility.

And most important:

Flatten the cartons and don't throw any whole ones into any of the trash bins. Otherwise, the bins will fill up quickly, causing the remaining trash to overflow and pollute the environment.

Moving to a new place?

Good quality cartons are always in high demand in our city. If you have any spare moving boxes or are in need of boxes, it's worth posting a message on social media. You'll be surprised to see how one person's trash is another person's treasure.

What can be recycled?

Old clothes, shoes, linens and cloth bags.

Where should they be disposed of?

In the textile recycling bins – Use the links appearing on the top of the page to find the locations on the city map.

What happens to the textiles after being discarded in the bins?

The discarded clothes are collected by the Rosnir recycling company, after which they are sorted according to three categories:

1. Clothes in good condition undergo additional sorting, are packed and sent out for reuse.
    
2. Clothes containing wool or acrylic fibers are packed and sent out for shredding and recycling.
    
3. Clothes that do not meet either of the above two criteria are cut up, packed and sent out to various factories and institutions where are they are used as cleaning cloths.

And most important:

Don't throw old clothes and textile products into any of the trash bins.

What can be recycled?

Food scraps, excluding meat and dairy products

Where should it be disposed of?

At home. For more information about getting a home composter at a subsidized price – click here.

How does it work?

After buying a home composter subsidized by the Municipality, you should discard your organic food scraps in the composter and cover it with a layer of dry material (such as branches or twigs, leaves or mowed grass). During the composting process, the organic waste will be converted in high quality fertilizer that can be used in your or someone else's garden.

And most important:

Organic waste accounts for roughly one-third of the waste that we generate. The simple act of composting organic waste is one of the most effective ways to reduce the amount of landfill waste and the damage caused to the environment. You also won't have to deal with heavy trash bags that drip and emit unpleasant odors. Your plants will also benefit from first-rate fertilizer.

 

Click here to watch a video about recycling plastic bottles