After decades of growing into what Israeli’s commonly refer to as ‘trash mountain’ the Hiriyia is morphing into a ‘mountain of culture’ – art, music, film and theatre – not the trashy kind.
The landfill was shut down in 1998 but three recycling plans still operate at the foot of the mountain.
We recently went on a trip out there to remind us why we’re doing what we’re doing.
While plugging our noses, we were reminded of the nostalgic jingle RECYCLE REDUCE REUSE > but this cute bit of alliteration now feels like its forgetting an important step > UPCYCLE.
* upcycling is the process of converting waste materials or useless products into new materials or products of better quality or for better environmental value *
Tel-Aviv and its surrounding suburbs produce 1500 TONS of waste a day!
You can help reduce this number!
SAVE THE LANDFILLS! And come to one of our upcycling workshops!
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