At the time of planning, the solid wastes were generally disposed of by burning in open dumps, an unsightly method, causing pollution and smoke, odour and other nuisances.

Work included:

• Estimate of daily quantities of waste and forecast of future trends. The daily quantity of waste was estimated at about 140 tons, two-thirds of it domestic waste and about one-third industrial waste. In the 1990s the daily quantity is expected to increase to 400 tons, reaching 500 tons in the peak tourist season

• Examination of current practices regarding collection, haulage and disposal, taking into consideration environmental and sanitary aspects and comparing the costs of the various methods. The disposal methods examined included sanitary landfill, composting, burning, pyrolysis, sorting and recycling. Sanitary landfilling was found to be superior to all other methods of disposal

Based on these surveys and the cost estimates, the Kinneret Basin was divided into three sub-regions, the Upper Galilee and Galilee Heights; the Kinneret Area and the Jordan Valley, and the Golan Heights; each sub-region will have one or more disposal sites.

Implementation of the plan calls for an investment of about US$ 830,000 not including the cost of collection and haulage to the disposal sites. Following the master plan, a more detailed plan was prepared for a disposal site near Menahemya (Talya Site), which in the first stage would serve the entire Basin, except the Upper Galilee.