Health and climate, but the P-word is still taboo
Health care is facing the effects of climate change while being one of the polluters contributing to it. Plastic Health Summit 2021 breaks taboo around plastic.
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Extremely high levels of dioxin in chicken eggs where plastic is incinerated in the open air
Chicken eggs in low-income countries contain extremely high levels of dioxin in places where imported plastic from the West is burned.
How hazardous carpet waste ends up in horse riding arenas
Journalist Laura Hoogenraad has been researching the reuse of old, shredded carpets full of chemicals in horse riding arenas, and this is what she found out:
Children’s playgrounds are a source of toxic microplastics
In children’s playgrounds, industrial waste full of toxic substances is being used as part of the “circular economy”.
Are babies sufficiently protected against microplastics?
For the first time, scientists have found microplastics in the placenta. Recent research has also shown that babies consume 1.6 million microplastics daily via food from plastic bottles.
NGOs advocate for a more sustainable and fairer textile sector
Textile standards must become much stricter. The textile sector must be sustainable, respect human rights, and eliminate unfair trade practices. These are the conclusions at the heart of the European Strategy for Sustainable Textile, Garments, Leather and Footwear, which was published on 23 April.
Cheap plastic toys can be dangerous for children
Amsterdam, November 29, 2019 – It’s Black Friday. The bargain madness that continues until Christmas has begun. Next month, children […]
Does plastic make us sick? Contact with microplastics may lead to immune cell death.
Amsterdam, October 25, 2019 – When immune cells attack microplastics, the immune cells die. Nienke Vrisekoop, assistant professor at UMC […]
CALL: Register plastics as chemicals substances
Amsterdam, 18 October 2019. Plastics must also comply with the rules for chemical substances. Environmental organizations have stated this in […]
WHO wants more research into the health effects of microplastics
Amsterdam, 22 August 2019 – The World Health Organization (WHO) has released for the first time a report on the […]
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Health and climate, but the P-word is still taboo
Health care is facing the effects of climate change while being one of the polluters contributing to it. Plastic Health Summit 2021 breaks taboo around plastic.
Have you ever wondered what plastic might be doing to your fertility?
Research has shown that plastic affects our fertility and that of our children. Learn more about this at the Plastic Health Summit.
Make The Label Count: textile labels should also inform users about microplastics
The European PEF method of labelling textile does not sufficiently take the environmental effects of synthetic clothing into account
What is in the air around us?
Are we breathing in microplastics? What’s in the dust outside and in our houses? Find out at the Plastic Health Summit 2021!
