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Would Israel limit use of plastic disposable tableware?

Israel's Finance Ministry is considering taxation of disposable dishes and tableware to curb the enormous use of plastic in the country.
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Israelis are among the world's top users of disposable dishes and cutlery. According to an April report by the Israel Union for Environmental Defense, Israelis spend some 2 billion Israeli shekels ($574 million) annually on single-use dishes. The environmental organization Green Course claims Israel is the world’s second top user per capita of single-use plastic after the United States. This data turns Israel into a senior partner in global plastic pollution.

According to Israel Aviav, co-founder and CEO of WinPac, one of Israel’s biggest importers of single-use dishes, Israelis consume the largest number of plastic cups per capita in the world. "I say this based on 10 years of experience in the field," Aviav was quoted as saying to Calcalit newspaper.

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