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fertilizer. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Develops catalysts for clean energy production

Dr. Ariel Friedman, develops solutions in the field of electrochemistry that will lead to green and cheap energy
The enzymes of the start-up company break down the polyethylene terephthalate plastic into its monomers: terephthalic acid as well as ethylene glycol, which themselves can be used directly in existing plants to re-produce the polymer

Plastic recycling with the help of enzymes

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The French biotech start-up company called 'Carbios' succeeded in developing an enzymatic process to recycle the plastic polyethylene terephthalate (Polyethylene terephthalate) back to its component monomers, from which the finished polymer can be produced again
"Garbage colonialism" is a term that describes the dumping of polluting materials by richer countries, in poorer countries. Photo by OCG Saving The Ocean on Unsplash

The end of the dirty move: Europe is changing its recycling laws

the grass is always greener on the other side? Only if we keep it this way: for many years rich countries have been "throwing" their garbage in the "yard" of other, poorer countries; But recently the European Union took an environmental-social turn and began to promote legislation that would limit the plastic export of the countries in its territory. Does Israel have anything to learn from Europe on this issue?
Instead of throwing our sins into the water, my disciples decided to remove human sins from the sea. From the "Toss Upside Down" activity, photo: Tiffany Duong

The opposite is true

A pirated waste site in Ethiopia. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Freeing Africa from plastic

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24 out of 54 African countries have implemented laws to prevent the use of plastic bags. There are also measures to prevent the transportation of garbage in containers from Europe to African countries, a phenomenon known as "garbage colonialism" * The masks also add to the sea of ​​plastic
plastic waste. Illustration: depositphotos.com

An innovative material inspired by spider webs to solve the problem of plastic pollution

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Researchers from the University of Cambridge have found a method for making biodegradable plastic from plant proteins common in nature that are a renewable material. Inspired by spider webs, the innovative plastic material behaves similarly to other types of plastic, and can even be broken down at home

There is hot plastic in my food

So far, scientific reports have been published that plastic parts that reach the natural environment cause the death of many animals, especially seabirds, turtles and marine mammals). Now it turns out that they also have health damage
The findings of the research findings are presented graphically and tangibly on a website dedicated to the public, created by the scientists in collaboration with the designer Itay Reva. To the website To the website Illustration: Itai Ravehkar are presented graphically and tangibly on a dedicated site open to the public created by the scientists in collaboration with the designer Ai Raveh. Click on the image to go to the website. Illustration: Itai Rava

The globe of concrete

During 2020, human products exceeded the mass of all life in our world. ​The mass of buildings, cars and bottles doubles every 20 years - and the curve is about to flatten
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 clean and convenient method for oxidizing plastic surfaces

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Plastic waste on the beach. Photo: from PIXABAY.COM

drinking plastic

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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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Plastic waste will be preserved long enough to become a permanent part of the earth's crust. Source: Dying Regime.

The European Union has outlawed single-use plastic products

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A sea turtle swallows a plastic bag. Image: from PIXABAY.COM

Algae grown in salt water will save the world from the plastic epidemic

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Plastic waste on top of a sea cucumber. The coral reef in Eilat. Photo: Guillermo Ben-Naim Anderson.

Plastic infections have been found in marine animals all along Israel's coasts in the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea

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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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A plastic bag at sea. Source: Ben Mierement, NOAA NOS (ret.

Something small and bad

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Dong caterpillars, like the one in the picture, are able to gnaw and break down plastic. Image: Federica Bertocchini, Paolo Bombelli, and Chris Howe.

Can caterpillars that eat plastic save the world?

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Construction Site. Photo: Ricardo Gomez Angel, unsplash.

What happens when concrete and plastic meet?

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All that plastic we all consume doesn't just disappear once we don't use it anymore. Illustration: pixabay.

The guide to detoxing from plastic

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Illustration: pixabay.

The next generation of plastic

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Illustration. The relative amount of bags on the beaches dropped to 12 percent. Source: pixabay.

Beach of the bags

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4 billion disposable coffee cups find their way into the trash every year. Source: pixabay.

The real price of a cup of coffee

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garment. Image: PIXABAY.COM

The clothing that cools the wearer

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