The Tel Aviv University startetd a pilot project to fight illegal dumpsites in Israel. These dumpsites are a real ecological threat and some experts say that it is used as a terror method with look at the Negev. Be it as it may.
The new pilotproject of the Tel Aviv University is a success and carries out a very easy approach: Drones! But not just detecting is on the watch. The next question is, how to handle it. And there are two answers possible: Remove or recycle it. And the approach suggested and researched by the Tel Aviv University is, is to recycle.
In the press release it is said: “For the first time in Israel, a new study conducted at Tel Aviv University has mapped illegal construction waste dumps using drones. The researchers thus attempted to assess the actual amounts of construction waste dumped at unauthorized sites, as well as the contents of the waste piles.
Analysis of the data shows that through aerial mapping and use of environmental-economic models developed in the study, it will be possible to recycle a significant amount of the waste and thus save the state a cumulative sum of approximately NIS 200 million.”
According to Dr. Blass, the study, defined as a pilot, included mapping by drones of four illegal waste dumps located in Northern Israel. The researchers mapped and analyzed a total area of 3600 square meters. They classified and categorized all types of waste separately, manually, in order to determine their area, volume and properties.
Finally, the researchers created a profile for each waste site separately. The profile included an economic analysis of the value of the different types of waste found at the site, and the potential environmental savings of recycling compared to landfilling.
Dr. Blass: “The idea behind the study was to try and adopt the principles of circular economy (CE) that promotes strategies for savings in resources for reuse, repair, remanufacture, and recycling of materials and products. By using these principles, we sought to save the authorities a lot of money – instead of paying high landfill fees for all the illegal construction waste, which can be recycled.“
Link to the article:> https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/16/3923