The government promotes: a tax on the purchase of disposable tools, the price will be doubled | Israel today
2021-07-19T12:45:51.850Z
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In the last decade, the rate of consumption of plastic utensils in Israel has doubled, and the Ministries of Finance and Environmental Protection are promoting a plan to reduce use by about 40 percent. • Lieberman: "Economic incentives can direct the public to more environmental behavior."