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- ↑ "נתוני פסולת בישראל" [Facts about Waste in Israel]. Ministry of Environmental Protection (in Hebrew). Ministry of Environmental Protection. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ↑ "חוק שמירת הניקיון, התשמ׳׳ד–1984" [Law to Protect Cleanliness](PDF). Wayback Machine (in Hebrew). State of Israel. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2006. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ↑ "חוק איסוף ופינוי פסולת למיחזור, התשנ׳׳ג–1993" [Law for the Collection of Recycling](PDF). Ministry of Environmental Protection (in Hebrew). State of Israel. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ↑ "חוק שמירת הניקיון, התשמ׳׳ד–1984" [Law to Protect Cleanliness](PDF). Wayback Machine (in Hebrew). State of Israel. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2006. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ↑ "חוק איסוף ופינוי פסולת למיחזור, התשנ׳׳ג–1993" [Law for the Collection of Recycling](PDF). Ministry of Environmental Protection (in Hebrew). State of Israel. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
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