Hiriya

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hiriya Waste Mountain

Hiriya (Hebrew: חירייה) is a former waste dump located outside Tel-Aviv in Israel. Hiriya is sometimes known as "the belly button of the country". Hiriya is a prominent feature on the aerial approach into Ben Gurion International Airport. Hiriya gains its name from an Arab village al-Khayriyya that once existed at the same location until 1948, south of Ramat Gan. It is also located on the site of the ancient Jewish town of Bnei-Berak which dates to Roman times.

Hiriya is now the location of the largest waste transfer station in the Middle East. This facility is operated by the local municipality, the Dan Association of Towns. Hiriya also includes one of the most advanced mechanical biological treatment facilities in the world, the ArrowBio Process.

There are plans to remediate the site and use the mountain and surrounding land with the waste hill the centrepiece of the Ayalon Park ^[1], next to the nearby Ramat Gan Park.

[edit] See also

• List of solid waste treatment technologies
• List of villages depopulated during the 1948 Arab-Israeli war
• Mechanical biological treatment
• Transfer station

[edit] External links

• Hiriya Website
• ArrowBio waste treatment technology at Hiriya
• al-Khayriyya

[edit] References

1. ^ Dan Association of Towns (2004) A landscape vision, Ayalon Park- planning concepts and design strategies, summary of results and conclusions from the Ayalon Park International Charrette, Tel Aviv, Israel, January 2003