27 May 2022 --- This week, Israel’s National Liberal Movement party Likud voted against a bill that sought to extend charges on plastic bags for consumers. The bill had been submitted by one of Likud’s own lawmakers, but then opposed by allied ultra-Orthodox factions. A law passed in 2016 currently requires customers to pay 10 agorot (US$0.03) per plastic bag at supermarkets. The legislation also banned the distribution of certain types of polymer bags.
