Plastic
New study reveals: The solution to microplastics is hidden in fermented cabbage
In recent years, public awareness of the dangers inherent in exposure to microplastics has been growing – and a new study shows that the solution could come from the trendy and tasty Korean dish.
Just five minutes in the microwave can unleash up to 534,000 micro- and nanoplastics into food
An end to bags and small bottles: Heathrow’s revolution
Israeli scientists create light-activated plastic for safer manufacturing
Disposable plastic utensils or reusable products?
Surprisingly, it is difficult to assess whether plastic or reusable products exert a higher environmental toll. One thing is certain - using existing products is better than manufacturing new ones.
MKs clash on taxes for disposable utensils, sugary drinks
Objections were made against the tax on disposables, claiming that lawmakers were not given sufficient chance to debate the topic.
Plastic is harming our body's cells. Here's how
Plastic is found in almost every product you buy, and it causes damage to your body.
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.
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.
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.
Israel's new gov't's intervention in our daily lives is unprecedented - opinion
What happens when the ‘Nanny State’ goes nuts
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.
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.
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.
