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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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.
Latest news
Coca-Cola’s ‘more sustainable’ packaging does not yet even exist
The measures that Coca-Cola is taking against the plastic soup are hardly helping. The company promotes itself as more sustainable than it actually is.
74% OF DUTCH PEOPLE RESENT THE POOR QUALITY OF FAST-FASHION CLOTHING
New report shows that synthetic fibres cause chronic lung infections and intestinal diseases, among other things.
5 tips for a plastic-free Halloween
Do you want to host a plastic-free Halloween edition this year? Let us help you get started with these simple tips!
FESTIVE LAUNCH ‘BACK TO THE PLASTIC AGE’
It took us almost three years, but yesterday was finally the day: the super festive presentation in the Planetarium of ARTIS.
