Plastic Bag Use Drops 73% In Israel Since 2016, Thanks To Pro-Environment Law‌

Plastic and other garbage dumped by the seaside. Israel's anti-plastic law prevented the generation of bag waste amounting to 4,156 tons in 2022, according to the government. (Antoine GIRET on Unsplash)

Large Israeli retailers provided about 474 million plastic bags to consumers in 2022, a 73% drop from 2016.

This is according to a report on the implementation of Israel’s law to reduce the use of disposable plastic bags the Environmental Protection published on Monday, on the occasion of International Plastic Bag Free Day.