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Disposable plastic tableware for sale at a supermarket in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, October 27, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
July 3, 2025, 7:16 pm
Short-lived tax on disposable plastic sparked lasting Haredi hostility to green policy
Study shows that while feelings of victimhood initially fueled protest against tax, opposition to environmental policies remained after tax repealed
By Sue Surkes
A plastic bottle cap is removed from the throat of a long-legged buzzard at the Ein Prat Nature Reserve, northeast of Jerusalem, August 6, 2024. (Itamar Telkar)
August 7, 2024, 3:54 pm
Ranger saves life of buzzard with bottle cap stuck in throat
Bird lands next to nature reserve inspector, recovers quickly once the cap is removed; Nature and Parks Authority: ‘Trash harms wildlife, take it home’
By Sue Surkes
Israeli startup MadeRight develops fungi-based alternative fossil-derived plastic packaging. (Courtesy)
August 24, 2023, 6:43 pm
Israeli startup pulls in $2 million to use fungi for eco-friendly plastic packaging
MadeRight is developing sustainable materials using mushrooms for packaging to reduce the environmental impact of plastic
By Sharon Wrobel
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man buys disposable plastic dishes in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, January 20, 2023. (Oded Balilty/AP)
February 28, 2023, 10:40 am
Knesset scraps disposable plastic tax, satisfying Haredi coalition demand
Environmentalists angered by reversal of price hike on single-use utensils and plates, but ultra-Orthodox community views former government’s tariff as attack on its way of life
By ToI Staff
Balena's slides biodegrade back into the earth without leaving harmful waste and chemicals. (Courtesy)
February 26, 2023, 8:00 pm
Designed in Italy with Israeli knowhow, startup debuts compostable footwear
Balena develops what it describes as the world’s first fully compostable plastic fashion product, decomposing into the ground without leaving harmful waste and chemicals
By Sharon Wrobel
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish man buys disposable plastic dishes in Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood, January 20, 2023. (Oded Balilty/AP)
January 30, 2023, 7:04 pm
Disposable plastics trigger culture war, testing government cohesion
A tax on single-use tableware that took a bite out of pollution is seen by ultra-Orthodox as an assault on their community; repealing it became a priority for Haredi parties
By Ilan Ben Zion
Disposable plastic tableware for sale at a supermarket in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem, October 27, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
January 29, 2023, 6:52 pm
Cabinet votes to scrap disposable plastic tax, a demand of the Haredi community
With ultra-Orthodox using disproportionate amount of single-use tableware, ministers agree to seek a less costly alternative to reduce single-use plastic
By Sue Surkes
In this photo provided by NASA, the Earth and its moon are seen from NASA's Orion spacecraft on November 28, 2022. (NASA via AP)
December 27, 2022, 1:05 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 27: Israeli solar tech on the moon & a new day dawns in Knesset
Knesset correspondent Carrie Keller-Lynn on last-minute legislation ahead of Thursday’s planned swearing-in; environment reporter Sue Surkes on revolutionized egg industry
By ToI Staff
Violetta Ryabko (far left, with hat and sunglasses) and husband Vasily Yablokov (standing, second from right), join lawmaker Alon Tal (standing on right), Greenpeace Israel director Jonathan Aikhenbaum (seated, center), and other activists, at a Greenpeace protest against Israel's policy on natural gas in Jerusalem, on September 20, 2022. (Greenpeace)
September 25, 2022, 11:50 am
How to do the holidays with zero waste, with an online guide
Violetta Ryabko, author of Greenpeace-produced brochure, who moved to Israel from Russia: ‘I want to contribute something good to this country’
By Sue Surkes
Then-environmental protection minister Gila Gamliel at the annual Jerusalem Conference of the 'Besheva' group in Jerusalem, on March 15, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 26, 2022, 9:49 am
Likud opposes its own lawmaker’s bill to widen tax on plastic bags
Coalition rallies to support Gila Gamliel’s legislation, but falls a vote short after Ra’am chair accidentally votes against; Knesset advances 2 similar bills proposed by coalition
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Then-Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) speaks with Shas party chairman Aryeh Deri during a meeting in Jerusalem, March 4, 2020. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 25, 2022, 5:58 pm
Bill to expand tax on plastic bags divides Netanyahu-led opposition
Former PM reverses decision to give his Likud party a free vote on proposal after pushback from ultra-Orthodox allies, who charge it will hurt the poor and large families
By ToI Staff
Two Afghan children stand amid piles of garbage next to their home, in Kabul, Afghanistan, April 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
April 22, 2022, 10:46 pm
As world marks Earth Day, trash still a vast problem
‘It’s becoming ubiquitous from the equator to the poles and the farthest reaches of the oceans,’ expert says. ‘And much of it is simply unnecessary’
By drew costley
Artist Beverly Barkat working on her latest work, 'Earth Poetica,' at the Jerusalem aquarium starting on February 6, 2022. (Courtesy: Leopold Chen)
February 10, 2022, 9:39 am
Artist Beverly Barkat creates globe from miles of plastic waste
Artist’s four-meter-high globe is housed at Jerusalem aquarium before moving to permanent home in New York City’s World Trade Center complex
By Jessica Steinberg
Israeli cleantech company Tipa develops compostable packaging solutions for food and goods. (Tipa)
January 2, 2022, 6:01 pm
Israeli compostable packaging firm Tipa nabs $70m investment
Award-winning company makes eco-friendly packaging for food and goods to reduce plastic waste
By Ricky Ben-David
A woman throws a bottle into a recycling bin in Jerusalem. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
October 21, 2021, 9:59 pm
Jerusalem promises not to leave residents without bottle recycling cages
Following numerous calls to ToI, municipality clarifies that it has removed 200 out of 1,500 cages in run up to new bottle deposit rules coming into effect on December 1
By Sue Surkes
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