Recycling

The quiet revolution in waste: How smarter recycling reshapes local economies

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 Plastic bottles on a beach, illustrative

Israel needs a strategy to cut plastics industry's carbon footprint - opinion

 Trash and recycling bins in Jerusalem.

The trash of Jerusalem: Who sorts the garbage of Israel's capital?

 Concept of green finance flourishing businesses invest money and coins into sustainable ventures, nurturing growth of nature-friendly projects and ensuring prosperous future. green finance growth.

Building a circular economy: What Israel can learn from the US West Coast - opinion


A Passover Miracle: Lost diamond ring returned to owner

The diamond ring, Davidov explained, had great sentimental value to her.

A diamond ring (illustrative)

Israel turning garbage dump into energy resource

Officials launched a refuse derived fuel (RDF) plant at the Hiriya Recycling Park – a waste sorting and recycling plant that sits at the foot of the region's towering former garbage dump.

RDF facility

Olim hope to build up the demolition recycling industry in Israel

Currently, the process of breaking down building materials takes a crew of about 30 people and lasts weeks to process the materials.

A CDE Global deomlition recycling facility that could be built in Israel

E-Waste Law has become E-sham, government admits

E-Waste Law falling short of recycling goals set for coming years.

bBarrels of electrical plugs and products collected by e-waste recycling company M.A.I.

Plastic bag fee not high enough, greens say

The latest version of the legislation debated by the Internal Affairs and Environment Committee would require a 10-agorot fee per disposable plastic bag.

Environmentally friendly bag (Illustrative)

GRAPEVINE: Out of the mouths of babes

The most successful campaign in Haifa was that of protecting wildflowers from being picked.

Recycling box filled with clear plastic containers (illustrative)

City Notes: Tel Aviv dog parks to get new ‘green’ installations

News briefs from around the nation.

FILM PRODUCER Nancy Spielberg seen here with Gidi Mark, International CEO of Birthright Israel, at Cinema City Glilot.

Israelis excel at bottle recycling, less so in paper, cardboard, electronics

Jerusalem lags behind other major cities in recycling sector.

Plastic bottles to be sold for recycling are seen at a storage

Bottle recycling shows improvement for 2012

As recycling improves, waste challenges still remain as "hundreds of thousands of plastic bottles are collected each month."

Receiving merit badges for recycling.370

Special needs workers open e-waste recycling spot

Peretz: Factory embodies inseparable elements of environmental, social justice; Jews and Arabs work side-by-side, disassembling spare parts for reuse.

Recycling ceremony ribbon cutting 370