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An elephant in Africa. Photo: sam balye, unsplash

The new oil pipeline that threatens nature in Africa

An oil pipeline that will connect Uganda to the coast of the Indian Ocean threatens to damage 14 large nature reserves in East Africa
Plastic waste on the beach. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Light and indestructible: the plastic particles that are carried by the wind and we breathe

Prof. Ilan Koren: "Even if we stop polluting the beaches tomorrow morning, we are expected to see more and more microplastic particles emitted into the atmosphere - since it takes time for the plastic waste that has already found its way to the sea to break down into particles"
Dirty water in the port of Jaffa. shutterstock photography:

70% of the waste in the sea consists of parts of plastic bags and packaging

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Reduction of consumption in advance, reuse and recycling. Illustration: shutterstock

recycle the labor market

pest control Photo: ds 30-Dmitriy Pixabay

Studies show - today's pest control is less dangerous and more economical

fireplace Photo from Jumpsory.com

Do not burn wood

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Burning wood is one of the most polluting ways to generate energy and heat. don't do it
All that plastic we all consume doesn't just disappear once we don't use it anymore. Illustration: pixabay.

Chemists have succeeded in recycling stable plastic

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Chemists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have succeeded in developing a method to modify thermoplastic plastic materials using a chemical binder while making them easier to unload, while still retaining the mechanical strength that makes them useful lacquers.
From the right, Dr. Irit Nitzan, Shahar Sasson, Nimrod Sharga, Ariel Segal_Photo by Assaf Levy

A future without plastic in the beauty industry

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A sea turtle swallows a plastic bag. Illustration: shutterstock

Things that donors know: who invented the plastic bag and will it destroy us?

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A moose eats a disposable cup that was not thrown in the trash. Photo: Image by Joe Murphy from Pixabay

How garbage collectors are pushed to the margins

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Mountains of waste. Illustration: shutterstock

The century of garbage

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The fires in the state of New South Wales in Australia, 2019. From Wikipedia

You can't see the forest

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The sensor for detecting nitrate concentrations in the soil. Photo: Ben-Gurion University

A sensor for real-time measurement of nitrate (nitrate) levels in the soil to prevent contamination of water reservoirs and to improve agricultural yields

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Deforestation, one of the causes of soil erosion. Photo: shutterstock

Agriculture to mitigate the warming

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A display illustrating the danger to animals in the sea as a result of the plastic waste that fills the sea, at the Natural History Museum of Berlin. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

It is also possible without a disposable

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Wilson facility - for waste collection in "Plastic Island". PR photo

Clean the plastic from the sea - take 2

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Electronic waste dump. Photo: shutterstock

Clean and efficient recycling of electronic waste

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Electronic waste dump. Photo: shutterstock

Expensive garbage

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A sewage treatment plant in the Czech Republic. Photo: shutterstock

A new treatment of human excrement may improve sanitation and provide a source of energy

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Collection of plastic waste as part of the project. Photo: breakfreefromplastic

Who are the ten companies that pollute the sea with plastic?

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electronic waste. Illustration: shutterstock

The environmental price of the smart phone and computing industry

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A display illustrating the danger to animals in the sea as a result of the plastic waste that fills the sea, at the Natural History Museum of Berlin. Photo: Avi Blizovsky

How do the bacteria that eat plastic work? A chemist explains

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Exposure to polluted air is known to be associated with a wide range of health problems. Photo: Nik Shuliahin on Unsplash.

air business

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Air pollution in Beijing. Photo: 大杨.

New window screens will filter air pollutants

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The amount of volatile organic compounds that are emitted into the air without vehicles is much greater than previously estimated. Illustration: pixabay.

The air pollution that hides in our house

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