Israel's environmental protection ministry has called for facilities to be built to generate energy from rubbish that cannot be recycled, after its annual report revealed rubbish fires were one of the country's biggest pollution sources. The study said 34,000 mt of waste was burned after large fires broke out at the Efah, YoY and Yeruham garbage sites in 2018, raising the level of airborne carcinogens by 28% Dudaim to reach a 60% share of known or suspected airborne carcinogens. In contrast, industrial pollutants fell four percentage points in 2018 to a 19% share.
Israel's environmental protection ministry has called for facilities to be built to generate energy from rubbish that cannot be recycled, after its annual report revealed rubbish fires were one of the country's biggest pollution sources. The study said 34,000 mt of waste was burned after large fires broke out at the Efah, Dudaim and Yeruham garbage sites in 2018, raising the level of airborne carcinogens by 28% YoY to reach a 60% share of known or suspected airborne carcinogens. In contrast, industrial pollutants fell four percentage points in 2018 to a 19% share.