RT null T1 How Israel is Switching to a Circular Economy A1 United Nations Environment Programme, A2 Reuter, Luc A2 Chang, Yan K1 innovation K1 food consumption K1 plastic waste K1 food waste K1 resource efficiency K1 public procurement K1 environmental regulation K1 Israel PB United Nations Environment Programme SN 978-92-807-4085-1 YR 2023 FD 2023-11 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/43851 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/43851 NO In Israel, the Ministries of Environmental Protection and Economy conducted a year-long scoping process to gather information about what could be done, and what was being doing. SwitchMed supported a series of eight workshops as the country set about determining the best policies for its circumstances. Some 300 participants from more than 50 national institutions took part. National priorities for Israel are social environmental businesses, clean tech, green public procurement, environmental standards and labelling, and resource efficiency. DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 23, 2026