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plastic waste. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Plastic in the human body: will the plastic convention change the situation?

Israel is the leader in the consumption of single-use plastic products. At the end of the month there will be a meeting in South Korea designed to draft an international plastic convention, and Israel is also expected to participate in it. What is that treaty and how will it affect it?
Plastic waste washed ashore on the island of Bali. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Green, hard, flexible and even edible

Plastic waste accumulates in the heart of the oceans and on the ground and tiny plastic particles enter our bloodstream. As long as suitable substitutes are not found for the common industrial material, this pollution is expected to continue and even increase. Institute scientists
Gal Vared holds a rope on which a soft coral grows in the coral reef at a depth of 15 meters in front of the Katsa beach (photograph: Dr. Ronan Lieberman)

Encouraging news: plastic pollution in the Gulf of Eilat is low compared to other coral reefs in the world

The research team: "We must act quickly to continue to protect our coral reefs" * The article is dedicated to the memory of Tal Ilon, a man of the sea, commander of the Kfar Gaza alert squad who was murdered on the 7
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
A poster calling for the reduction of sea pollution with microplastics. Illustration: shutterstock

It is important to promote legislative policies and effective regulations aimed at solving plastic pollution

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It is important to promote legislative policies and effective regulations aimed at solving the global plastic problem. Consumers should also be encouraged to choose sustainable products and producers should be required to produce environmental and recycled products. In addition, emphasis should be placed on
Garbage at the mouth of the Kidron River in the Dead Sea. Photo: Dr. Gur Mizrahi, University of Haifa

Huge amounts of plastic waste were found in the estuary of the Kidron River, which abuts the waterline of the Dead Sea

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Dr. Gur Mizrahi: "It is likely that a large part of the pollution originates from the Kidron stream and probably other streams that bring and wash away the garbage that we leave in the field. The issue requires immediate attention from the appropriate bodies"