Eretz Carmel- a non-profit organization promoting the idea of sustainability and pursuing the goal of implementing practical, simple and easy to copy solutions that promote sustainability in Israel.

Waste separation is the organizations lead project. It promotes separating waste into two streams, in order to recycle and return the organic material to its origin- the soil.

In order to promote the idea of waste separation, Eretz Carmel developed a guidance and treatment model for organic waste. The model has been implemented, with much success, in a variety of communities around Israel.

The initiative started in 2004 with 12 households in the village of Kerem Maharal, located near Mount Carmel at the north of Israel. From there it slowly evolved and today it covers more than 17,000 households all around the country.

The model, developed by Eretz Carmel, was adopted as a policy by the ministry of environmental protection and is implemented in growing numbers of authorities and communities that are willing to take responsibility over the waste they produce.

The organizations founder- Mr. Amiad Lapidot, won the Israeli Green Globe award, as a token of his and the organizations activity in the field. These days Eretz Carmel assists many Israeli authorities in promoting the idea of waste separation into two streams and recycling. The final goal in this discipline is to achieve the vision of "zero waste". Eretz Carmel accompanies, tutors, plans and supervises many waste separation projects in many authorities and different organizations. Between those projects you can find: the city of Kfar Saba, Bat Yam, Emek Hefer, Zichron Ya'akov, Savyon, The Electric Company, Aroma coffee shop and more.

Eretz Carmel's team includes 16 employees from different disciplines: planners, geographers, biologists, architects, environmental engineers, group hosts, education, business management and more. The team also includes 30 counselors and dozens of activists that assist in promoting the organizations vision.