Recycling

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The obligation of Genizah in the Age of Recycling

It is Biblically forbidden to erase any of the Names by which God is called. Ideally, source sheets and pamphlets whose purpose is Torah study should be placed in genizah.

Torah scroll from recycled bottles

Students at Kfar HaRoeh Yeshiva collected hundreds of thousands of bottles and cans over about two years and used the proceeds to fund the writing of a new Torah scroll.

Boy beats superstore giant

When an employee at a Rami Levi branch refused to accept bottles for recycling from 8-year-old Ari Twito, the boy did not give up. In court he received monetary compensation and a lesson for life.

Exposing the myth of plastic recycling

Why a majority of plastic we believe to be recyclable is actually burned - or dumped at landfills.

Hamas, UN to turn former Gaza settlements into recycling plant

Nearly 14 years after Gaza pullout, Hamas to build recycling center on ruins of Gush Katif settlements.

Is the car next to you made of Israeli cans?

Israeli recycling company signs agreement with international recycler Novelis, sending soft drink cans to South Korea.

Near tragedy in Samaria after child falls into recycling bin

7-year old Samaria boy trapped in neighborhood recycling bin rescued when passerby hears his cries for help.

Poll Reveals Most Israelis Recycle - When They Can

Bottle recycling is common in Israel, but other nationwide programs struggling in first survey of its kind.

Video: Israeli Produces Cardboard Bicycle

A self-described bicycle freak from a moshav near Netanya has produced a cardboard bike he wants to peddle for about $20.

Israeli Soda Company Starts a Sizzle with Coca-Cola

Coca-Cola is suing Israel-based SodaStream for using its bottles in their environmental ads highlighting plastic bottles as waste.