BIG ART · Industrial & Social Impact Digital Twin

Ecology Israel

A virtual documentation of an industrial e-waste recycling environment, combining digital innovation, environmental responsibility and a strong model of inclusive employment and social diversity.

Documenting an E-Waste Recycling Facility

Ecology Israel is an industrial e-waste recycling plant. The Digital Twin provides a virtual representation of the industrial environment, allowing visitors to explore the facility and better understand the setting in which electronic waste recycling activities take place.

Industry with a Social Mission

More than 80% of the plant’s workers are people with special needs who receive equal employment opportunities. The factory also brings together workers from different communities, including Jews, Muslims, Christians and Druze.

Interactive 3D Industrial Environment

Explore Ecology Israel

Navigate through the facility virtually and explore the industrial environment through an immersive Matterport Digital Twin.

Industrial & Social Value

More than an industrial facility

Ecology Israel combines environmental activity with inclusive employment and cooperation across different sectors and communities.

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E-Waste Recycling

The plant operates as an industrial environment dedicated to the recycling and reuse of electronic waste and materials.

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Inclusive Employment

More than 80% of workers are people with special needs, receiving equal employment opportunities within the plant.

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Social Diversity

The workforce brings together people from different religious and cultural communities in a shared industrial setting.

Target Groups & Partnerships

A broad ecosystem around recycling and social impact

The factory works with public bodies, industry, education, non-profit organisations, customers and local authorities.

Ministry of Environmental Protection Supporting regulation and enforcement related to electronic waste recycling.
Industrial Plants Cooperation around electronic waste recycling and the purchase of recycled raw materials such as shredded aluminium.
Educational Institutions Outreach activities and the promotion of environmental awareness and environmental ambassadors.
Non-Profit Organisations Collaboration to promote equality and the advancement of people with special needs.
E-Commerce Sites Sales channels for computers and electronic products that have arrived at the factory and have been recycled.
Private Customers A channel for delivering electronic products for recycling, computer repair and purchasing second-hand equipment.
Local Councils & Municipalities Cooperation for transferring containers of electronic waste to the factory.
Wider Impact

Digital documentation of a model with environmental and social value

The Digital Twin provides a way to present not only the physical facility, but also the wider role of the organisation in recycling, inclusion and community engagement.

Environmental Responsibility

The virtual model provides a digital representation of an industrial environment dedicated to the handling, recycling and reuse of electronic waste and recycled materials.

Equality & Inclusion

Ecology Israel demonstrates how an industrial workplace can combine productive activity with equal employment opportunities and collaboration between people from diverse communities.

Digital Twins for Sustainable & Inclusive Industry

The Ecology Israel Digital Twin demonstrates how immersive technology can document and present an industrial environment with both environmental and social significance. By making the facility accessible virtually, the project supports education, outreach and greater understanding of e-waste recycling, inclusive employment and cross-community cooperation.