Environmental Protection Ministry cracks down on olive-oil press waste
This year, in light of an increase in olive crop growth, the support budget was increased and emphasis was placed on continuous monitoring systems for enforcement purposes.
Oil presses produce 80,000 cubic meters of waste that must be cleaned up to prevent pollution and harm to groundwater and waste-treatment plants(photo credit: YOSSI BEN ARI)ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICHUpdated: