The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Justice, Gideon Sa'ar, and the Minister of Environmental Protection, Tamar Zandberg, submitted for approval to the Knesset's Constitution, Law and Justice Committee an amendment to an order aimed at streamlining and increasing enforcement against waste incineration, by fining those that cause such a fire.
Under the order, it will be possible for the first time to give a notice of payment of a fine to anyone caught burning waste. The fine to be imposed on an individual for this offense will be NIS 3,000, or NIS 6,000 for an offense committed in a sensitive place. For corporations, the fine will be between NIS 6,000 and NIS 12,000 for an offense committed in a sensitive place.