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Israel's elections carry a hidden environmental cost
Original: Ballots, billboards and AI: The environmental impact of Israel's elections
Israel's election campaign is generating an environmental footprint that goes beyond the vote itself, according to a Ynetnews report. Millions of paper ballots, plastic-wrapped billboards and energy-intensive artificial intelligence used in campaigning all add up. The piece examines how the country's frequent elections multiply this waste, prompting debate about whether the electoral process can be made more sustainable.
Why now: Israel's repeated election cycles are drawing attention to the waste and energy use generated by campaigns.
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