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.
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Intern Communication and Campaigning (32 hours)
Are you familiar with the problem of plastic pollution in our environment, do you want to make a difference in that area, and are you studying Communication, Media, Journalism, or a similar study? Then join us for an internship at the Plastic Soup Foundation!
‘The planetary boundary of chemicals and plastic has been crossed’
Chemicals and plastic are new entities for the earth that together exceed the planetary boundary.
What are the chances of a robust International Plastics Treaty?
The possibility of the creation of a Plastics Treaty at the upcoming UN Environmental Assembly could go either way. Will the promising Rwanda/Peru draft resolution come out on top, or the much weaker Japan resolution win out?
Revolutionary development: mutated enzyme could make plastic more sustainable
Good news: a fully circular use of plastic may be possible thanks to fungal enzymes that break down PET within 10 days.
