The ministry will continue to follow up on the implementation of the law in these establishments and will initiate additional enforcement measures if necessary.

Currently the maximum penalty for an offence under the law is a 67,300 shekel (around 10,000 pound) fine for an individual and double this sum for a corporation, as well as an additional fine of 6,700 shekels for each day in which the offence continues following dispatch of the warning.

Israel’s Tire Disposal and Recycling Law came into effect in the beginning of July 2007. It aims to prevent environmental nuisances due to the improper disposal of used tires and to save raw materials. The law states that tire importers and producers are responsible for collecting used tyres from tyre sale and repair shops and transferring them for recycling. (Tyres & Accessories/Staffordshire, U.K.)