Hiriya

Hiriya ( _he. חירייה) is a former waste dump located south east of Tel Aviv in Israel. It forms a prominent feature on the aerial approach into Ben Gurion International Airport and takes its name from an Arab village Al-Khayriyya that once existed at the same location, to the south of the city of Ramat Gan, until 1948. It is also located on the site of the ancient Jewish town of Bnei Brak which dates back to Roman times.

Hiriya is currently 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 and uses the Israeli-designed mechanical biological treatment process.

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

ee also

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

External links

* [http://www.hiriya.co.il Hiriya Website]

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