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


Foreign Ministry is cutting down on plastic waste

The ministry released a statement saying that it would no longer use disposable cutlery, cups and plastic bottles.

Plastic spoons and forks.

Israel won't need to raise taxes - Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman

However, certain taxes will be raised to serve different economic goals, such as on real-estate purchases and plasticware.

 Israel's Finance Minister Avigdor Liberman is seen speaking at the Jerusalem Post annual conference at the Museum of Tolerance in Jerusalem, on October 12, 2021.

The deadly art of plastic

“Love, Death & Plastic” managed to put some of the detritus of modern day life to good, creative and educational use.

 EVELYN ANCA’S ‘Butt Jacket.’ As the title suggests, the piece incorporates cigarette butts, loads of them.

Israel's new gov't's intervention in our daily lives is unprecedented - opinion

What happens when the ‘Nanny State’ goes nuts

 Will a tax on sugar-laden food be next?

The climate crisis is here - but so are other environmental hazards

The fight against the climate crisis is starting to gain the support of public legitimacy, while other environmental issues, no less serious, are disappearing from the narrative almost completely.

A young girl stands with collected trash sign reading SOS

Inside Israel's proposed taxes for high-sugar drinks, plastics - analysis

There is a precedent in Israel that such a tax would work. Critics of the measures are angry about the way Liberman presented the new measures, as he vowed not to raise taxes.

 View of Empty plastic bottles on the Dead Sea beach, on November 5, 2020.

Plastic bag use down by 75% compared to 2016, but on the rise again

About 495 million plastic bags were bought by customers in 2020, a 75% decrease compared to the 1,754,000,000 bags used in 2016.

Supermarket shoppers and workers without masks in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: AVSHALOM SASSONI)

Israeli plastic giant, leading R&D 3D printing firm announce partnership

The two companies launched a new filament with a significantly reduced carbon footprint in order to enable sustainable & eco-conscious manufacturing.

Jack (Tato) Bigio, UBQ Materials co-founder and CEO of UBQ Israel, holds plastic discs made from UBQ material.

Israeli plastic giant, thermoplastic firm to make eco-friendly products

Over 2 billion tons of household waste are dumped into landfills every year, and UBQ is a unique construct breaking down all organic and artificial waste to create an eco-friendly alternative.

An example of what UBQ Materials can be used for.

Tummy tuck, liposuction, most preferred plastic surgery procedures

Breast augmentation also remains one of the most popular procedures in Israel, for both men and women, with some 16,000 undergoing procedures each year.

Plastic surgery procedure being performed in an operating room.