The event held in Haifa publicized the harm caused by the dumping of sewage from the nearby Telma factory. The “Telma River” flows to the sea from the opening of a waste disposal pipe that comes from the Thelma factory in Haifa.  Every year, the factory pumps about two-hundred tons of organic material, ten tons of oil and fat, four tons of nitrogen, two tons of ammonia, and two tons of phosphorous into the Mediterranean Sea by way of this “river”. The pumping is performed under the auspices of the Ministry of the Environment and in cooperation with Unilever. 

Zalul calls on the management of Unilever and of the Telma factory to stop the flow of sewage onto the Haifa beaches. Additionally, Zalul calls on the Ministry of the Environment to immediately stop the flow of sewage onto the beach, even if this requires the cancelation of the factory’s discharge permit.  Our organization calls on the Municipality of Haifa to immediately cancel the business license of the Thelma factory until the streaming of waste onto the city’s beaches ceases completely.