The Ministry of Environmental Protection continues to implement its waste management policy, focusing on reducing landfilling, increasing recycling, and developing advanced infrastructure to support these goals.
The imminent closure of the Evron landfill in northern Israel is approaching, following its many years of operation. Concurrently, an advanced sorting facility, constructed with the Ministry’s support, is set to open. As part of this change in waste treatment methodology, treatment costs are expected to be updated. Therefore, the Ministry is actively providing assistance to local authorities for a transitional period to help them adapt.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection published today (July, 21) a comprehensive Call for Proposals (Hebrew) for local authorities, offering financial support totaling 55 million ₪. This support will be allocated from the Ministry’s Cleanliness Maintenance Fund over a two-year period. This initiative follows the expected closure of the Evron waste landfill and the subsequent transition of waste to advanced sorting.
The Evron landfill, which has been operating for a decade near Kibbutz Evron, annually receives approximately 360,000 tons of mixed municipal waste. This landfill is now expected to reach its maximum capacity. The impending closure of the landfill and the opening of an advanced sorting facility carry significant economic implications due to the price differences between outdated landfilling and advanced sorting. To financially assist local authorities in this preparation, the Ministry is allocating support. This aid will help them adapt to the price changes and will be used by the authorities to transition from direct waste disposal to advanced sorting and treatment, in line with the Ministry’s waste strategy, with the aim of reducing waste landfilling in Israel.
This Call for Proposals supplements previous support (Hebrew) totaling 7.5 million ₪ that the Ministry provided to authorities in January 2025. This move significantly expands the scope of aid to local authorities and continues the implementation of the policy designed to reduce landfilling, develop advanced waste infrastructure, and promote recycling.
The following bodies are eligible to submit applications for support: Municipalities, Local Councils, Regional Councils, City Unions, Clusters of Local Authorities
The deadline for submission is August 11, 2025.
Idit Silman, the Minister of Environmental Protection: “Waste landfilling occupies extensive land areas and causes severe environmental damage, including soil and groundwater contamination, odor nuisances, and greenhouse gas emissions, which accelerate the climate crisis. The Ministry’s policy is to significantly reduce waste landfilling through recycling and the establishment of advanced infrastructure for waste treatment. All of this is being done in cooperation and dialogue with local authorities, with the goal of assisting them in adapting to this new era.”
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