- Hiriya
Hiriya ( _he. חירייה) is a former
waste dump located south east ofTel Aviv inIsrael . It forms a prominent feature on the aerial approach intoBen Gurion International Airport and takes its name from anArab villageAl-Khayriyya that once existed at the same location, to the south of the city ofRamat Gan , until1948 . 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 theMiddle East . This facility is operated by the local municipality, theDan Association of Towns and uses the Israeli-designedmechanical 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 nearbyRamat Gan Park .ee also
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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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