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Law for the Environmental Treatment of Electrical and Electronic Equipment and Batteries, 5772-2012
חוק לטיפול סביבתי בציוד חשמלי ואלקטרוני ובסוללות, תשע"ב-2012
Published: 2012-07-26Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-08-02 · Last amended 2026-07-28
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Chapter V: Provisions regarding the Disposal, Collection and Transfer of Equipment and Battery Waste
Section A: Those Responsible for Waste Removal
Duties of those responsible for waste removal§
26.
(a)A person responsible for waste removal shall carry out within its area, subject to the provisions under this section and under section 67(a)(3), the separation of equipment and battery waste from the household sector from other waste and the collection of equipment and battery waste from the household sector.
(b)
(1)Separation and collection as referred to in subsection (a) shall be carried out in the following ways:
(a)the establishment of collection points and the collection of waste therefrom, or the establishment and operation of collection centres;
(b)the collection of large electrical appliances that residents have placed outside their homes, at fixed times;
(2)in addition to what is stated in paragraph (1), a person responsible for waste removal may collect equipment and battery waste from the household sector from residents' homes upon call and advance coordination, or in another manner approved by the Director.
(c)The bringing and disposal of equipment and batteries from the household sector to a collection centre, and the collection of large electrical appliances as referred to in subsection (b)(1), by an individual who is not engaged in the business of waste, shall not be subject to any payment or demand for other consideration from the individual.
(d)
(1)A person responsible for waste removal shall carry out the separation and collection referred to in subsection (a) in a manner that ensures the availability of collection centres and collection points to the general public and collection at a frequency that prevents the accumulation of equipment and battery waste;
(2)the Director may publish on the Ministry's website criteria regarding the spread of collection points and collection centres and the frequency of collection within the area of a person responsible for waste removal, for the purpose of ensuring availability and frequency as referred to in paragraph (1); notice of the publication of such criteria shall be published in Reshumot (Official Gazette).
(e)In addition to the provisions under Chapter VI, a person responsible for waste removal shall establish and operate the collection points and collection centres within its area in accordance with the following provisions:
(1)at a collection centre, a separation shall be carried out between electrical and electronic equipment waste intended for reuse or preparation for reuse and other electrical and electronic equipment waste;
(2)a separation shall be carried out between battery and accumulator waste and other waste;
(3)the manner of separation and collection shall not impair the possibility of reuse, preparation for reuse or recycling of the equipment and battery waste, and shall prevent the dispersal of hazardous materials or the causing of environmental and health hazards from the said waste, including by placing sealed or covered storage containers so as to prevent the wetting of the equipment and battery waste;
(4)storage containers for equipment and battery waste shall be prominently marked, including with respect to the types of waste that may or may not be disposed of into them;
(5)signs shall be placed containing clear instructions regarding the disposal of equipment and battery waste, and regarding the prohibition on the removal or collection without authorisation of equipment and battery waste;
(6)entry or access to a collection centre or a collection point by any person not authorised to do so by the person responsible for waste removal shall be prevented, and measures shall be taken to prevent the removal or collection without authorisation of equipment and battery waste from a collection centre or a collection point.
(f)Hazardous equipment and battery waste shall be separated and removed in accordance with provisions to be prescribed by the Minister.
(g)A person responsible for waste removal shall publish to the public within its area, from time to time, information on —
(1)collection centres and their locations, the times of removal for large electrical appliances and the possibilities for coordinating removal from a resident's home as referred to in subsection (b);
(2)the possibility of bringing and disposing of equipment and batteries from the household sector at collection centres, without payment or demand for other consideration from an individual who is not engaged in the business of waste, as referred to in subsection (c);
(3)the markings of the storage containers for equipment and battery waste, and the types of equipment and batteries that may or may not be disposed of into those containers as referred to in subsection (e)(4);
(4)the obligation to separate equipment and battery waste from other waste and not to dispose of it mixed with other waste.
(h)For the purpose of fulfilling its obligations under this Law, a person responsible for waste removal shall employ only workers who meet the requirement set out in section 14(a)(7).
(i)In this section, "large electrical appliances" has the meaning given to it in item 4 of the First Schedule.
Duty to contract with a recognised implementation body§
27.
(a)For the purpose of fulfilling the separation and collection obligations of a person responsible for waste removal under section 26, a person responsible for waste removal shall enter into a contract with a recognised implementation body that has been granted recognition in respect of equipment and battery waste from the household sector.
(b)A person responsible for waste removal shall transfer the equipment and battery waste that has been separated at collection centres and collected from collection points, from outside residents' homes or from their homes within its area in accordance with its obligations under section 26, to the recognised implementation body with which it has contracted; such transfer shall not be subject to any payment or demand for other consideration beyond the financing of the separation and collection as referred to in section 17(a)(2), as agreed upon in the contract between the parties.
Duty to dispose of equipment and battery waste at a collection centre§
28.
Where a collection centre has been established or a collection point has been placed as referred to in section 26(b)(1), and notice thereof has been given by the person responsible for waste removal, no person shall dispose of equipment and battery waste from the household sector within the area of the person responsible for waste removal, except at the collection centre or the collection point and in accordance with the provisions under section 26, unless the said person has returned the waste to a distributor as referred to in section 30.
Prohibition on removal of waste without the authorisation of the person responsible for waste removal§
29.
(a)No person shall take equipment and battery waste from the household sector from a collection centre or a collection point, and no person shall collect or remove such waste within the area of the person responsible for waste removal, except with the authorisation of the person responsible for waste removal; such authorisation shall be given subject to the provisions of section 27(b).
(b)A person responsible for waste removal shall take enforcement measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of this section.
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Duty of a distributor to receive equipment and battery waste§
30.
(a)A distributor who sells electrical and electronic equipment that is also suitable for domestic use shall enable the purchaser or a person on the purchaser's behalf to hand over to it, at the time of the sale or at the time of delivery, electrical and electronic equipment waste originating from similar electrical and electronic equipment, in a quantity or weight similar to the product being sold, and shall not demand payment or other consideration therefor; in this section, "similar electrical and electronic equipment" means electrical and electronic equipment from the same classification group, intended for a use similar to the equipment being sold, irrespective of the name of the manufacturer or importer of the electrical and electronic equipment or the trade mark appearing on it.
(b)A distributor of portable batteries and accumulators shall install at each of its points of sale a dedicated storage container for portable battery and accumulator waste, and shall enable any individual who is not engaged in the business of waste to dispose of portable battery and accumulator waste into the storage container, without payment or other consideration.
(c)A distributor shall display at its place of business, in a visible place and in clear and legible lettering, the possibility of returning equipment and battery waste from the household sector without payment or other consideration, as referred to in subsection (a), the location of the return area for the said equipment and battery waste, which shall be within or in proximity to the distributor's business premises, and the restrictions on the return of equipment and battery waste under the provisions of this Law; in this section, "place of business" of a distributor means the distributor's points of sale, service centres and websites.
(d)A distributor who sells electrical and electronic equipment that is also suitable for domestic use, or portable batteries and accumulators, by online sale, shall fulfil its obligations as referred to in subsections (a) or (b) in the manner in which the equipment or batteries were supplied to the purchaser, at the time of the sale of the equipment or batteries, or in another effective manner of fulfilling the said obligations.
(e)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections (a) to (d), a distributor may decline to receive hazardous equipment and battery waste.
Storage of equipment and battery waste§
31.
A distributor shall store equipment and battery waste in its possession, until the time of its removal, in accordance with the provisions under this Law and in accordance with the following provisions:
(1)equipment and battery waste shall be stored on an impermeable surface and separately from other types of waste, separated into electrical and electronic equipment waste and battery and accumulator waste;
(2)equipment and battery waste shall be stored in a manner that prevents the breaking of the equipment and batteries and the leakage of materials therefrom;
(3)no treatment of the equipment and battery waste shall be carried out, including treatment operations as referred to in the Second Schedule.
Contracting for the removal of equipment and battery waste§
32.
(a)For the purpose of removing the equipment and battery waste in its possession or under its control, a distributor shall enter into a contract with a recognised implementation body that has been granted recognition in respect of equipment and battery waste of the types in its possession.
(b)A distributor shall transfer the equipment and battery waste in its possession or under its control to the recognised implementation body with which it has contracted; such transfer shall not be subject to any payment or demand for other consideration beyond the financing of the removal of the waste as referred to in section 17(a)(5) and as agreed upon in the contract between the parties.
(c)With respect to equipment and battery waste that has not been collected by the recognised implementation body, or at any time when the contract with the recognised implementation body is not in force, the distributor shall remove the equipment and battery waste in its possession in accordance with the provisions of section 26, and the provisions of sections 28 and 29 shall apply to it.
Records and inspection§
33.
(a)A distributor shall maintain full and detailed records of the equipment and battery waste received by it under section 30 and removed under section 32, by weight, classification groups and types.
(b)The Director or a person authorised by the Director from among the employees of the Ministry may inspect the records referred to in subsection (a) and obtain a true copy thereof, and may also require a distributor to furnish any information relating to such records; where a distributor is required to furnish such information, it shall furnish it at the time and in the manner specified in the requirement.
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Contact Us →Section C: Holders of Equipment and Battery Waste that is not from the Household Sector
Holder of Equipment and Battery Waste that is not from the Household Sector§
34.
(a)A person who holds equipment and battery waste that is not from the household sector shall enter into a contract with a recognised implementation body that has been granted recognition in respect of such waste, for the purpose of removing the equipment and battery waste in their possession, and shall transfer to it the equipment and battery waste in their possession; such a transfer shall not entail payment or a demand for other consideration beyond the financing of the removal of the waste as determined in the contract between the parties.
(b)With respect to equipment and battery waste as referred to in subsection (a) that has not been collected by the recognised implementation body, or at any time when the contract with the recognised implementation body is not in force, the holder shall act with respect to that waste in accordance with the provisions of any law.
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Contact Us →Chapter VI: Provisions regarding Equipment and Battery Waste Centres and Treatment Facilities
Equipment and Battery Waste Centre§
35.
(a)A person shall not operate an equipment and battery waste centre, other than a collection point, and shall not receive or store equipment and battery waste therein, unless the storage of the waste is carried out using infrastructure that will prevent environmental and health hazards, including the infrastructure detailed below:
(1)surfaces impermeable to seepage;
(2)a separate system for the drainage of runoff from the impermeable surfaces;
(3)sealed or covered storage containers so as to prevent the wetting of the equipment and battery waste.
(b)An operator of an equipment and battery waste centre shall receive equipment and battery waste from the household sector brought to the centre by a private individual who is not in the business of waste, and shall not demand payment or other consideration for receiving it.
Prohibition of Treatment at an Equipment and Battery Waste Centre§
36.
An operator of an equipment and battery waste centre shall not carry out, and shall not permit another to carry out, treatment of equipment and battery waste at that centre, including treatment operations as referred to in the Second Schedule.
Transfer of Waste from an Equipment and Battery Waste Centre§
37.
Subject to the provisions of sections 27(b) and 32(b), an operator of an equipment and battery waste centre —
(1)shall transfer equipment and battery waste for reuse or to another equipment and battery waste centre or to a treatment facility regulated under any law;
(2)shall not export equipment and battery waste, except subject to the provisions of this Law and the provisions of any law.
Treatment Facility§
38.
(a)A person shall not operate a treatment facility and shall not receive or store equipment and battery waste therein, unless the storage and treatment of the waste are carried out using infrastructure that will prevent environmental and health hazards, including the infrastructure detailed below:
(1)scales for weighing the waste;
(2)surfaces impermeable to seepage;
(3)roofing so as to prevent the wetting of the equipment and battery waste;
(4)suitable storage means for disassembled spare parts;
(5)suitable storage containers for various components of equipment and battery waste, including batteries or accumulators, transformers containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) or polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT), hazardous waste, and radioactive waste;
(6)a separate system for the drainage of runoff from the impermeable surfaces;
(7)a facility for the treatment of runoff.
(b)Treatment of electrical and electronic equipment waste at the treatment facility shall include, at a minimum, the operations listed in the Second Schedule; the operations listed in the Second Schedule shall be carried out in a manner that does not impair the possibility of proper reuse and recycling of components of electrical and electronic equipment or of whole electrical and electronic equipment.
Operator's Obligations§
39.
(a)For the purpose of fulfilling its obligations under this Law, an operator shall employ only workers who satisfy the conditions set out in section 14(a)(7).
(b)An operator shall maintain a complete and detailed monthly record of the equipment and battery waste received by it and of the waste referred to above that it has transferred to another, specifying therein the weight of the waste, the manner of treatment of the waste, the number of items by classification groups and types and the facility to which it was transferred, and if it exported the waste — also the weight of the waste it exported, the country to which the waste was exported and the facility to which it was transferred in the destination country.
(c)The Director or a person authorised by the Director from among the Ministry's employees may inspect the record referred to in subsection (b) and receive a true copy thereof, and may also require an operator to furnish any information relating to the said record; where an operator has been required to furnish such information, the operator shall furnish it at the time and in the manner specified in the requirement.
(d)An operator shall report to the Director, by way of a semi-annual report and an annual report, on all matters referred to in subsection (b).
(e)A semi-annual report under this section shall be submitted to the Director within two months of the end of the period in respect of which the report is submitted, in the format directed by the Director.
(f)An annual report under this section shall be submitted to the Director no later than six months after the end of each financial year, audited by an auditor, in the format directed by the Director.
(g)Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (d), where four semi-annual reports have been submitted to the Director under this section, the Director may direct that subsequent reports submitted to the Director shall be annual reports only.
(h)For the purposes of this section, "semi-annual report" — as defined in section 5(h).
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