In a serious bid to counter all the plastic littered everywhere, Israel intends to impose a steep purchase tax on plastic utensils. The expectation is that doing so will discourage their use and protect the environment.
Tamar Zandberg, Israel's environmental protection minister has emphatically stated that the plastic strewn everywhere has decreased the quality of life in Israel. The use of plastic, disposable utensils has doubled over the last decade, and the expectation is that introducing this tax will reduce usage by 40%.
The exact amount of tax to be imposed is still being decided, and the expectation is that it will go into effect in 2022.
Zandberg stressed that disposable plastic has had a terrible effect on the environment, taking thousands of years to break down, and needlessly filling landfills, as well as polluting the oceans.
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Off to load my eco-friendly, reusable silverware and plates into the dishwasher, till next time!
J
