Joint Service Council For Solid Waste Management

The Joint Service Council for Solid Waste Management of Local Authorities in the Governorates of Khan Younis, Rafah and the Middle Area The Joint Services Council for the Solid Waste Management of Local Authorities was established in 1995 in the governorates of Khan Younis, Rafah and Central, with the support of the German Technical Cooperation Agency (GTZ), with the participation of 13 municipalities located in the Khan Yunis and Central regions under the name of the Joint Services Council for Solid Waste Management for Local Authorities in Khan Yunis And Deir Al Balah. The purpose of the project was to create a body capable of managing the solid wastes produced in Khan Younis and Deir El Balah governorates by providing a secondary collection service and managing the Deir Al Balah health Landfill east of Deir El Balah city, which was established in 1996 as a safe disposal place for solid waste. In 2012, the Council's work was expanded to include the municipalities of Rafah governorate as well as the municipalities of Khan Younis and the Central Region. The Council's services cover 17 local councils out of 25 distributed over the three southern governorates, or 64% of the population of the Gaza Strip, The three governorates have a combined area of about 230 km. The Joint Services Council for solid waste management of the local authorities in the governorates of Khan Younis, Rafah and Central has a legal personality and is an independent entity and has its own statutes approved by the Ministry of Local Government. The operational expenses are covered by the contributions of the member municipalities which are represented in the provision of the secondary collection service of waste and the disposal of waste through the operation of Deir Al Balah Central Lan