Plastic
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
Discarded today, fossilized tomorrow: The future legacy of fast fashion and plastics
Building a circular economy: What Israel can learn from the US West Coast - opinion
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Paper cups no better than plastic: Research exposes hidden toxicity
“The coffee latte you take with you from the kiosk on the corner now comes in paper cups... But that cup can also harm living organisms."
Are you exposing your baby to harmful plastic particles? - study
“It is really important to know how many micro- and nanoplastics we are taking in,” said Kazi Albab Hussain, the study’s lead author and a doctoral student
