Plastic substitutes

It originates in the Amazon, where its growth is balanced by animals and parasitic insects that feed on it. Photography: Yaffe Keder Levy

'Plastic' from hyacinth: how can the problem of water hyacinth be turned into an advantage?

The plant that takes over freshwater lakes around the world, and harms the flora and fauna in them, can be used as a green raw material to replace plastic
Plastic waste washed ashore on the island of Bali. Illustration: depositphotos.com

Green, hard, flexible and even edible

Plastic waste accumulates in the heart of the oceans and on the ground and tiny plastic particles enter our bloodstream. As long as suitable substitutes are not found for the common industrial material, this pollution is expected to continue and even increase. Institute scientists