Plastic
An end to bags and small bottles: Heathrow’s revolution
At Heathrow, a billion pounds were spent on new scanners, scrapping the 100 ml rule. Passengers can carry 2 L of liquids, keep laptops in bags, and 16 M plastic bags will be saved.
Israeli scientists create light-activated plastic for safer manufacturing
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
Professor Stephen Wallace: 'It is the first time a bacterium has converted a plastic bottle into paracetamol.'
Israel needs a strategy to cut plastics industry's carbon footprint - opinion
The carbon footprint of Israel’s plastics industry includes around 500 manufacturers and exports approximately $2.6 billion annually.
Scientists use air moisture to recycle PET plastics in eco-friendly breakthrough
Unlike traditional recycling, the Northwestern method is safer, cheaper, and more sustainable, eliminating the need for toxic solvents, excessive energy use, and waste byproducts.
Discarded today, fossilized tomorrow: The future legacy of fast fashion and plastics
Plastic bottles, T-shirts, and fast fashion items may become future fossils, as many are only partially recycled, leaving lasting traces of human existence.
Building a circular economy: What Israel can learn from the US West Coast - opinion
By combining cross-border expertise, research capabilities, and new technologies, companies can advance a bottom-up approach.
Your tea bags are releasing millions of nanoplastics into your body, scientists warn
Teabags Release Billions of Microplastics, Raising Alarming Health and Environmental Concerns, Study Finds.
Kenyan lesser mealworm larvae can digest polystyrene, study reveals
Researchers at icipe discover larvae of Alphitobius diaperinus degrade plastic with gut bacteria.
Nemo Nanomaterials in Israel expands production capacity
The Nemo Nanomaterials company from Israel, which developed additives that give plastic the property of electrical conductivity, increases production capacity.
The easy way to move with the help of high-quality cartons
The key to a seamless move is high-quality cartons. Ensure your belongings arrive safely with the right boxes for packing and transporting items efficiently.
Pregnant women should avoid fast food, mostly for its packaging
Research shows that phthalates, a class of chemicals associated with plastics, can shed from the wrapping, packaging, and even from plastic gloves worn by food handlers into food.
