Plastic
Israeli scientists create light-activated plastic for safer manufacturing
The Ben-Gurion team essentially embedded an on/off mechanism inside the plastic’s building blocks, eliminating the need for fragile or expensive catalyst systems.
The Dead Sea’s hidden plastic problem: A record of decades of waste - study
How a tax opposed by Shas sparked climate backlash in the ultra-Orthodox community
Scientists convert plastic waste into paracetamol using engineered E. coli
Israelis are using photos of Greta Thunberg to shame each other over plastic utensils
'How dare you?' asks Thunberg as they reach for a fork
SC Johnson leads environmental initiative
About 100 students from grades 1-6 at Gvanim Elementary School learned about the global environmental crisis and the damage caused by the plastic waste.
Tel Aviv schools to ban single-use plastics by end of year
Approximately 20,000 children eat lunch every day across the city's schools and daycare programs, according to the municipality, throwing away thousands of single-use plastics after each meal.
IKEA Israel to ban all plastic disposable products by 2020
The move is part of a store-wide international effort to reduce damage to the environment by minimizing waste normally produced by the store and its subsidiaries.
Unilever pledges to cut plastic production in half by 2025
The company announced its new target on Monday and will use no more than 386,000 tons of new plastic per year, down from 772,000 tons in 2018.
Baby turtle found with 104 pieces of plastic in its stomach
The Gumbo Limbo Nature Center shared a photo of the sea turtle and multiple pieces of the plastic they were able to extract from its stomach on Facebook.
A plastic-free world for this Rosh Hashanah
Let’s turn the page and commit to becoming more conscious of our ways and habits.
Burger King scraps plastic toys in children's meals, launches amnesty
The action at its restaurants across Britain will save an estimated 320 tonnes of single use plastic every year, the fast food giant said.
Getting rid of plastic in Israel
One organization is trying to change the game, picking up one piece of trash at a time.
Are Israel’s plastic bottles being recycled?
The retirement of the plastic-bottle cages doesn’t mean plastic bottles aren’t being recycled.
