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Lego sales rise as World Cup products draw new customers, despite Iran war raising cost of plastics

Lego's revenue was 41.9 billion Danish crowns ($6.54 billion), operating profit rose 22% to 10.9 billion Danish crowns, while net profit rose 32% to 8.6 billion Danish crowns.

Fans take pictures with a Lego World Cup trophy as they attend a watch party for the France vs Spain FIFA World Cup Semifinal match at Rockefeller Center on July 14, 2026 in New York City.
Transform your daily routine with simple swaps for a cleaner, greener bathroom.

From plastic to lasting: A practical guide to the Zero-Waste Bathroom

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New study reveals: The solution to microplastics is hidden in fermented cabbage

Dangerous or not? A microwave

Just five minutes in the microwave can unleash up to 534,000 micro- and nanoplastics into food


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.

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."

 A pile of white plastic disposable cups

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

A baby crying while drinking from a bottle. (Illustrative)