Plastic
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.
From plastic to lasting: A practical guide to the Zero-Waste Bathroom
New study reveals: The solution to microplastics is hidden in fermented cabbage
Just five minutes in the microwave can unleash up to 534,000 micro- and nanoplastics into food
Is silk a safe, biodegradable alternative to microplastics? Study says yes
Microplastics are used in a wide variety of products but their polluting effect on the environment is growing worse. Silk-based alternatives may be more affordable and safer.
US to phase out single-use plastic on public lands, national parks by 2032
"The plastic ban will curb millions of pounds of unnecessary disposable plastic in US national parks and other public lands," Christy Leavitt, a coordinator at Oceana, said.
Liposuction, nose jobs among Israel's most popular plastic surgery procedures
Around 82,000 Israelis underwent plastic surgery in 2021 with 75 of them as a result of complications from procedures performed outside the country.
Beverly Barkat's exhibit raises questions about plastics
Mr. McGuire’s prediction came true. It was the future. But that future turned into a nightmare.
Israel Aquarium, art are tackling ocean plastics - here's how
It's an uncomfortable conversation, but it’s just not possible to discuss the problem of ocean plastics without bringing up the elephant seal in the room.
Israeli startup UBQ announces partnership to expand sustainability
The collaboration is set to incorporate 15-32% UBQ into polystyrene to offset products’ carbon emissions.
Israeli artist turns plastic pollution into giant Earth installation - video report
Beverly Barkat addresses global scourge of litter in Earth Poetica, slated to be exhibited in Jerusalem and New York
Zichron Ya’acov’s Zamarin hotel goes keyless
The hotel, located in an ancient Templar-style building for preservation, can send, cancel and update virtual keys from anywhere.
2022 goals: Let's cut our addiction to plastic - opinion
Israel is the second-biggest per capita consumer of waste-generating single-use plastic – in the world.
Israeli compostable packaging co TIPA raises $70m
Plastic packaging is a growing worldwide problem, with plastic pollution weighing on the environment and the sea and harming the health of mankind and animals.
