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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.

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!

Plastic Health Summit presents the first scientific evidence on the presence of micro and nanoplastics in the bloodstream

October 21 conference in Amsterdam on the impact of plastics on health with speakers from all around the world.

“The earth is in need of a good lawyer” – Polly Higgins

Scottish lawyer Polly Higgins made it her life’s work to get ecocide criminalized. More on this at our Plastic Health Summit on October 21!

Plastic Health Summit in Amsterdam

Plastic Health Summit 2021: International conference presents latest scientific research findings on the health effects of plastic

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.

Industry must not sabotage the ban on UV-328

UV-328 is a toxic substance that the plastic industry often uses. A proposal to ban this substance under the Stockholm Convention is being challenged by industry.

Fashion industry addicted to plastic materials releasing dangerous microfibers

The world’s biggest fashion brands are fueling the plastic pollution and climate crisis through continued reliance on synthetic fiber made from fossil fuels.

Save the date – 2021 Plastic Health Summit

The Plastic Soup Foundation is thrilled to announce the second-ever Plastic Health Summit, to be held on October 21, 2021 in Amsterdam.

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It is estimated that 171 trillion microplastic particles float in the ocean

A new study estimates that 171 trillion microplastics float on the surface of the ocean. Urgent action is required.

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Plastic rocks on an isolated island

The sombre message of stones made of plastic found on an uninhabited island far from the Brazilian coast.

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EU ban on microplastics in cosmetics: too slow and too limited

Cosmetics companies selling personal care products without microplastics are calling for the swift introduction of a total ban in an open letter.

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Sungai Watch prevents Bali’s plastic waste from reaching the ocean

In Bali, more and more rivers are being cleaned from plastic waste every day. What do Dutch travel suitcases made from recycled ocean plastic have to do with that?

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