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Sustainable Industrial Park
Noa Cohen-Kissinger
sustainability and recycling coordinator
Eastern Negev unit of the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection.
The Eastern Negev unit
 One out of 51 regional environmental management units.
 Operates under both the national ministry and local municipalities.
 Focuses on wide range of environmental management issues.
 Approximately 8% of the state of Israel near the Dead Sea.
 Urban centers , villages, agriculture and major industrial facilities.
Eco industrial park
In which businesses cooperate with each other in an attempt to reduce
waste and pollution, efficiently share resources, with the intention of
increasing economic gains and improving
environmental quality.
'Sustainable Industrial park'
Advancing economic and social Development
while minimizing environmental burdens
 Minimizing the industrial activity environmental
minimizing
Environmental
burdens
Economic
savings
Contributing to
the environment
impacts .
sustainable
Industrial Park
Prosperity
 Advancing the well-being and prosperity of the
industries and the community.
 Implementing principles of local sustainable economy. Connecting the industry
 Advancing the engagement and collaboration between
large and small businesses and the local community.
 Introducing a model for other existing industrial parks.
With the Community
Sustainable local economy
The town of Yeruham
Initiated in 1951 as a desert town
 located between the 'Large Crater‘
and Yeruham Lake.
As an industrial town relying on local
minerals and material aggregates.
The 'Large Crater‘
‘Yaruchm Lake’
The 'Large Crater‘
A Town between Crater and Lake
Yeruham is strongly embedded in its surrounding
The town's industrial park:
 8 large factories.
 about 20 small businesses.
 50% from the employees are town's residents.
The town municipality
socio-environmental approach
 Community gardens
 waste recycling programs
 social hotel
 street library
 parks
 Sustainable industrial park
Desert Iris
Social hotel
Ministry of Environment
the smaller
businesses
The Eastern Negev unit
The stakeholders
The Yeruham
Sustainable
Industrial park
The large factories
The town municipality
The town resident
Ministry of
economy
and Industry
Accomplished steps:
Sewage treatment facility upgrade
Ministry of Ministry of
economy Environment
municipality and Industry
Yeruham
Accomplished steps:
New solid waste treatment facility
Yeruham
municipality
Yeruham
municipality
Ministry of
Environment
Accomplished steps:
Ministry of
Ministry of
The large Yeruham economy Environment
factories municipality and Industry
Use of Natural Gas and green Energy
Accomplished steps:
Advancing sustainable local economy
Yeruham
municipality
Ministry of
economy The Eastern
municipality and Industry Negev unit
Yeruham
Ongoing efforts:
Ministry of
economy
municipality and Industry
Yeruham
Infrastructure
Ministry of
Yeruham
economy
and Industry municipality
More to come:
 Energy efficiency in small businesses .
 ‘Adoption program' - large factory supports small business.
 'Bus pool' .
 Encouraging workers to walk or bike to work.
 Encouraging share and transfer of energy and materials
between factories.
 A community recycling center.
 Education.
 A new park will be planned based on green building
principles and green industrial parks standards of
the Israeli Ministry of economic and industry.
The new park location
Conclusions – Advancing a sustainable industrial park
 Multi stakeholders cooperation.
 The role of small businesses.
 An integrative approach – industry, community, environment.
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