Plastics

5 stories about Plastics
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Israeli Entrepreneur Wants to Turn Plastic Waste Into Baby Oil

22.01.20|Assi Haim
Ran Sharon, 49, is the founder and CEO of cleantech company Clariter that promises to take a variety of plastic waste items and turn them into non-toxic, odor-free industrial oil, wax, and solvents that can be used as raw material for various products
אטו ביג'יו מנכל UBQ

Israel’s Trash Could Be Mercedes’ Treasure

21.01.20|Udi Etsion
The automaker will be piloting the use of a plastic alternative produced by Israel-based UBQ, which developed a process to recycle residual municipal solid waste into a plastic-like raw material
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Israel Wanted to Pay Supermarkets to Use More Packaging; They Declined

02.01.20|Meirav Crystal
In August, the government announced it would award $2.6 million to a supermarket chain that commits to selling its produce pre-packaged in plastic. The plan, touted as a way to reduce food waste, was shelved after no supermarket had applied
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Scientist Researching Plastics Aims to Eliminate the New Car Smell for Good

11.08.19|Sophie Shulman
Rotem Shemesh heads a lab that develops innovative plastics for Israeli petrochemical company Carmel
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From Edible Shot Glasses to Biodegradable Plastics: Eight Companies Reducing Plastic Waste

21.07.19|Adi Pick
Tipa, SodaStream, and Incredibowl are some of the Israeli companies using technology to try and counteract Israel's bad plastic habit