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Heads of Nemo Nanomaterials Alexander Zinigard and Jonathan Antebi

Nemo Nanomaterials in Israel expands production capacity

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

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

By In collaboration with Victor Packaging

Pregnant woman touching her belly.

Pregnant women should avoid fast food, mostly for its packaging

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

A pile of bottled drinking water with blue labels.

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

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Plastic bottles on a beach, illustrative

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

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

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

Putin's alleged body double: Plastic surgeon weighs in

By MAARIV ONLINE

Microplastics are shown on a white background.

Microplastics infiltrate all systems of body, cause behavioral changes

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

A pile of white plastic disposable cups

Paper cups no better than plastic: Research exposes hidden toxicity

By MAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

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

Are you exposing your baby to harmful plastic particles? - study

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Five mistakes you make when enlarging your lips

By Walla!

Delta airline plane

Delta Airlines testing reusable cups to reduce environmental footprint

By WALLA! TOURISM

Cook's Petrel, from New Zealand, is an endangered species and is one of the seabirds most at risk from plastic exposure. During its migrations it crosses the Pacific Ocean, and its wintering areas are severely affected by the “big garbage island” of the North Pacific.

Levels of microplastics in the Mediterranean a threat to wildlife

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Red 'traffic light' nutrition labels are seen on cream cheese products on Israeli supermarket shelves.

Chinese scientists create edible food packaging to replace plastic

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Credit cards in transaction

The average person inhales a credit card's worth of plastic every week

By WALLA! HEALTH

Ministry of Environmental Protection is leading underwater cleaning dives throughout June

Israelis pick up 120 kg. of trash in Mediterranean Sea clean-up project

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

There appears to be only so much that individuals can do

How can Israel go plastics-free? - opinion

‘THE PLASTIC plate and utensils are a symbol of modernity and the environmental destruction brought about by mankind through uncontrollable dumping and pollution.’

Plastic in Earth's oceans could triple by 2040, research warns

By REUTERS

A SHOPPER stocks up on disposable plastic plates. The government’s decision to cancel the sales tax on single-use plastic tableware was bad news for anyone who cares about the environment, says the writer.

Israel must make eco-friendly utensils cheaper than plastic disposables - opinion

By JASON KORNBLUM