Israel Moves Ahead with Waste Treatment Facilities in the West Bank

摘要

Several illegal waste dumping spots have emerged in the central and southern parts of Israel's West Bank as a result of a growing population.There are currently three approved solid waste sites in the West Bank, as highlighted by Civil Administration progress report: the Zaharat Finjan landfill site - a World Bank financed project serving communities in the North, the Abu-Dis landfill serving communities in the Bethlehem and the Jerusalem periphery and the Tovlan landfill situated in the Jordan valley.Despite this infrastructure, the illegal dumpsites lack modern facilities such as recycling and often contain hazardous waste which needs to be treated in specialised facilities currently unavailable in the West Bank.