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.

Member of the study into  a new class of latent monomers.
Large quantities of plastic seen along the Dead Sea coastline.

The Dead Sea’s hidden plastic problem: A record of decades of waste - study

 DISPOSABLE PLASTIC tableware are on display at the Osher Ad Supermarket branch in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem.

How a tax opposed by Shas sparked climate backlash in the ultra-Orthodox community

 Scientists convert plastic waste into paracetamol using engineered E. coli.

Scientists convert plastic waste into paracetamol using engineered E. coli


Israel's environmental minister at UN, pledges to combat plastic pollution

The Ministry of Environmental Protection is actively exploring a range of policy measures to combat single-use plastic pollution.

 Plastic bottles on a beach, illustrative

Putin's alleged body double: Plastic surgeon weighs in

Speculation surrounding Russian President Vladimir Putin's health and the presence of possible doubles has heightened since the Ukraine invasion. An expert predicts that his passing may be imminent.

 "Vladimir Putin has a body double due to a terminal illness."

Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes

A new study discovered that microplastics pollute the body in the same amounts as the natural environment

 Microplastics are shown on a white background.

Paper cups no better than plastic: Research exposes hidden toxicity

“The coffee latte you take with you from the kiosk on the corner now comes in paper cups... But that cup can also harm living organisms."

 A pile of white plastic disposable cups

Are you exposing your baby to harmful plastic particles? - study

“It is really important to know how many micro- and nanoplastics we are taking in,” said Kazi Albab Hussain, the study’s lead author and a doctoral student

A baby crying while drinking from a bottle. (Illustrative)

Five mistakes you make when enlarging your lips

Avoid these lip augmentation mistakes: silicone injection, lack of proportion, and underestimated recovery. Insights from Dr. Moshe Rosen.


Delta Airlines testing reusable cups to reduce environmental footprint

The airline's endeavor to find the perfect reusable cup has proven to be more challenging than anticipated.

Delta airline plane

Levels of microplastics in the Mediterranean a threat to wildlife

A sea of plastic, the Mediterranean is the area of the world most at risk for endangered seabirds.

 Cook's Petrel, from New Zealand, is an endangered species and is one of the seabirds most at risk from plastic exposure. During its migrations it crosses the Pacific Ocean, and its wintering areas are severely affected by the “big garbage island” of the North Pacific.

Chinese scientists create edible food packaging to replace plastic

By incorporating certain soy proteins into the structure, Chinese University of Hong Kong scientists successfully created edible food packaging.

Red 'traffic light' nutrition labels are seen on cream cheese products on Israeli supermarket shelves.

The average person inhales a credit card's worth of plastic every week

We already know the damage of plastic particles entering our bodies, but what happens when it comes to such large quantities?

 Credit cards in transaction