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
INTERPOL employs multi-national operation to combat marine pollution
Preliminary results revealed that over 3,000 offenses were committed, occurring over the course of 17,000 inspections.
Israeli 'rubber band' solution could reduce plastic bottle volume by 80%
A French-Israeli entrepreneur believes that recycling challenges posed by large quantities of plastic bottles could be significantly ameliorated with a rubber band.
Israel's UBQ's recycled plastic comes to South American McDonald's
UBQ, based in Kibbutz Tze’elim, emerged last year to unveil its solution of converting unsorted household waste into a sustainable, bio-based, climate-positive thermoplastic material.
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.