Trash
Tourism surge drives up trash levels on Lake Kinneret shores
After years of war-related quiet, bathers return to Lake Kinneret alongside mounds of trash, prompting locals to clean the shores themselves.
UN begins clearing wartime landfill burying Gaza City market
Trash burning in Palestinian towns poses severe health risk to nearby Israelis, local leaders claim
Katz says Palestinian trash burning nat'l security threat, okays rules for confiscating vehicles
Air pollution is linked to socioeconomic ranking - survey
The first study of its kind conducted by the Ministry of Environmental Protection examines the location of emissions into the air according to the socio-economic ranking of the local authority.
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.
More challenges arise for Israel's tax on disposable utensils
On November 1, Israel began taxing sales of disposable plastic utensils, including cups, plates, bowls, cutlery and straws at a rate of NIS 11 per kilogram.
Meet the people keeping fit while caring for the environment
Daniel Campos Putterman has combined his love of long-distance running with collecting trash in the Nitzanim Dunes Nature Reserve, and has enlisted the help of fitness coach Abdul Abdul to do so.
Tel Aviv launches fleet of 'kakanoa' motorcycles to clean up after dogs
An average of 500 kg. of dog poop is left uncollected by dog owners every month, according to the municipality, which launches a fleet of special new motorcycles to combat the trend.
Nearly half of Israelis admit to littering in the past year - study
Israel's litterbugs testified that the reason they littered was "not seeing a trash can nearby," or "not noticing" that they had done so, though they believe others likely do it "just for fun."
Garbage incinerator plant has Ma’aleh Adumim residents burning with anger
Some residents, including people who live in the nearby communities of Kfar Adumim and Nofei Prat, have petitioned the Supreme Court for an emergency injunction.
Israel’s UBQ Materials turns garbage to ‘greenest thermoplastic material’
Other lovely buzzwords which can be used to describe UBQ are “sustainable,” “cost-effective,” “recyclable” and “green.” And it is all very real.
Total mass of man-made objects soon to overreach total biomass
"For each person on the globe, anthropogenic mass equal to more than his or her body weight is produced every week."
Israeli kayakists take advantage of coronavirus lockdown to clean river
The three used kayaks and diving suits from their work to remove hundreds of glass and plastic bottles from the stream, in addition to plastic bags, chairs, speakers and even tables.
