1. sustainability and recycling coordinator
Sustainable Industrial Park
Noa Cohen-Kissinger
sustainability and recycling coordinator
Eastern Negev unit of the Israeli Ministry of Environmental Protection.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. Connecting the industry sustainable Industrial Park
minimizing
Environmental
burdens
Contributing to
the environment
Economic
savings
Prosperity
Connecting the industry
With the Community
Sustainable local economy
sustainable Industrial Park
Advancing economic and social Development
while minimizing environmental burdens
Minimizing the industrial activity environmental impacts .
Advancing the well-being and prosperity of the industries and the community.
Implementing principles of local sustainable economy.
Advancing the engagement and collaboration between large and small businesses and the local community.
Introducing a model for other existing industrial parks.

5. 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‘

6. 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.

7. The town municipality Community gardens waste recycling programs
Desert Iris
Social hotel
socio-environmental approach
Community gardens
waste recycling programs
social hotel
street library
parks
Sustainable industrial park

8. Ministry of Environment
The Eastern Negev unit
Ministry of
economy
and Industry
The town municipality
The large factories
the smaller
businesses
The Yeruham
Sustainable
Industrial park
The town resident
The stakeholders

9. Sewage treatment facility upgrade
Accomplished steps:
Yeruham
municipality
Ministry of
economy
and Industry
Ministry of
Environment
Sewage treatment facility upgrade

10. New solid waste treatment facility
Accomplished steps:
Yeruham
municipality
Ministry of
Environment
New solid waste treatment facility
Yeruham
municipality

11. Use of Natural Gas and green Energy
Accomplished steps:
The large
factories
Yeruham
municipality
Ministry of
economy
and Industry
Ministry of
Environment
Use of Natural Gas and green Energy

12. Advancing sustainable local economy
Accomplished steps:
Yeruham
municipality
Ministry of
economy
and Industry
The Eastern
Negev unit
Advancing sustainable local economy
Yeruham
municipality

13. Infrastructure Ongoing efforts: Yeruham Yeruham Ministry of economy
municipality
Ministry of
economy
and Industry
Infrastructure
Ministry of
economy
and Industry
Yeruham
municipality

14. 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

15. Conclusions – Advancing a sustainable industrial park
Multi stakeholders cooperation.
The role of small businesses.
An integrative approach – industry, community, environment.

16. THANK YOU