Plastic

How a tax opposed by Shas sparked climate backlash in the ultra-Orthodox community

A newly published Hebrew University of Jerusalem study found that the well-meaning environmental tax turned into a cultural flashpoint.

 DISPOSABLE PLASTIC tableware are on display at the Osher Ad Supermarket branch in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem.
 Scientists convert plastic waste into paracetamol using engineered E. coli.

Scientists convert plastic waste into paracetamol using engineered E. coli

 Plastic bottles on a beach, illustrative

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

 Scientists use air moisture to recycle PET plastics in eco-friendly breakthrough. Illustration.

Scientists use air moisture to recycle PET plastics in eco-friendly breakthrough


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.

 Discarded today, fossilized tomorrow: The future legacy of fast fashion and plastics. Illustration.

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.

 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.

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.

 A recent study conducted by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) revealed alarming levels of microplastic and nanoplastic particles released from commonly used teabags.

Kenyan lesser mealworm larvae can digest polystyrene, study reveals

Researchers at icipe discover larvae of Alphitobius diaperinus degrade plastic with gut bacteria.

 Can digest polystyrene. Mealworm.

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.

Heads of Nemo Nanomaterials Alexander Zinigard and Jonathan Antebi

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.

 The easy way to move house with the help of high-quality cartons

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.

  Pregnant woman touching her belly.

Bottled water contains hundreds of thousands of previously uncounted tiny plastic bits - study

It has become known that if water or other beverage bottles are left out in the sun, harmful microplastics are quickly released into the liquid. 

A pile of bottled drinking water with blue labels.

Israel's environmental minister at UN, pledges to combat plastic pollution

The Ministry of Environmental Protection is actively exploring a range of policy measures to combat single-use plastic pollution.

 Plastic bottles on a beach, illustrative

Putin's alleged body double: Plastic surgeon weighs in

Speculation surrounding Russian President Vladimir Putin's health and the presence of possible doubles has heightened since the Ukraine invasion. An expert predicts that his passing may be imminent.

 "Vladimir Putin has a body double due to a terminal illness."

Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes

A new study discovered that microplastics pollute the body in the same amounts as the natural environment

 Microplastics are shown on a white background.