Israel 
Legal basis
The Israel's Packaging Law 2011 imposes direct responsibility on manufacturers and importers which place in the Israeli market packaged products with more than 1 ton of packaging each year, to recycle its packaging waste, according to annual targets set out in the Law:
- General targets – 2012: 40%; 2013: 50%; 2014: 55%; and 2015: 60%
- Specific targets for each type of the following materials: Plastic, Paper Cardboard, Glass, Metal, and Wood.
In addition, the manufacturers and importers are obliged to fully fund the separation, collection, sorting and recycling systems implemented by the local authorities in Israel.
The fulfillment of the above obligations has to be done through a company which is authorized by the Ministry of Environment as a Packaging Recovery Organization.
Fact and figures
Data 2012
|
Population |
7.7 mil. |
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No. of local authorities |
40 municipalities in the system |
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No. of companies in system |
500 membres |
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Packaging introduced to the market |
300,000 tons representing about 45% of all packaging materials brought onto the Israeli market |
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Recovered waste |
190,000 tons of packaging were recycled |
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Types of packaging |
Household and Industrial packaging |
