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Chemicals in plastics are literally killing us. Here’s how we can break free
In the theatre of global self-destruction, few spectacles rival the plastic paradox: nations drowning in toxic chemicals of ...
Plastic causing "disease and death from infancy to old age" that costs $1.5 trillion a year, report warns
Plastic pollution is a "grave, growing and under-recognized danger" to health that is costing the world at least $1.5 ...
Toxic convenience: what science tells us about plastic’s hidden costs
As talks aimed at finalising the first global plastics treaty continue in Geneva, mounting scientific evidence is revealing ...
Exclusive: Trump administration memo urges countries to reject plastic production caps in UN Treaty
The United States has sent letters to at least a handful of countries urging them to reject the goal of a global pact that ...
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Brain to breast milk: Plastic-linked diseases cost world $1.5 trillion yearly
A new review warns that plastic pollution is causing disease and death from infancy to old age, costing $1.5 trillion ...
‘Grave, growing, and underrecognized danger:’ New report sheds light on plastic pollution
The plastic pollution crisis is costing the U.S. some $1.5 trillion in health-related costs every year – and the threat is ...
Decision time as plastic pollution treaty talks begin
Countries were to start the clock Tuesday on 10 days of talks aimed at hammering out a landmark global treaty on combating ...
Nations gather in Geneva to again confront the world’s spiraling plastic pollution crisis
Nations kicked off a meeting on Tuesday to try to complete a landmark treaty aimed at ending the plastic pollution crisis ...
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Plastic pollution is harming our health, not just the planet
Lancet study reveals plastic pollution causes serious human health problems from factory production to waste disposal.
The Global Plastic Threat: Research Finds Plastics Can Lead to Disease, Disability & Premature Death
Negotiations are underway in Geneva on a legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that has been in the works for several years, as the crisis of pollution from plastics worldwide has grown more acute.
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The Invisible Threat: How Microplastics Leach Toxic Chemicals Through Our Skin
In a time when invisible factors can have a significant influence on our health, new research has identified microplastics as ...