The Environmental Protection Ministry on Tuesday inaugurated an advanced facility for recycling construction waste, meant to enable the reuse of as much waste as possible and to reduce the amount buried at landfills.

The facility, which received NIS 5.6 million ($1.76 million) from the ministry, is located at the Braun industrial zone of Kedumim in the northern West Bank.

The idea is for reusable materials to be channeled back into new construction and infrastructure projects, in line with the principles of a circular economy.

As part of a broader reform of the building waste sector, the ministry is also seeking to amend legislation to increase enforcement against illegal dumping........

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