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In the News

Four people stand in front of a yellow banner about mercury hazards in skin whiteners, holding signs promoting the Minamata Convention and warning against mercury in cosmetics. Boxes of cosmetic products are displayed on the table.

Mercury in skin whitening products

EnviroNews Nigeria

‘Work closely with communities’: BAN Toxics on citizen participation in research and development in the ASGM sector in the PH

Journal Online

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Why wealthy countries and companies need to do more to clean up global toxic chemical pollution

The Conversation

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Contaminada por mercúrio, ela deixou garimpo e produz cosmético na Amazônia

Universa

Lead-Based Paint Industry ‘Does Not Care About Its Consumers’ Health’ (AEEFG)

All Africa

EDCs and policy

Financial Express

Plastics and infertility

Salon

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EDCs in kids’ products

EnviroNews Nigeria

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BPA in baby bottles

Daily Mirror (UK)

UN Plastic Pledge Is Bright Spot for Diplomacy Shadowed by War

Bloomberg

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Countries Set Two-Year Deadline for International Treaty on Plastic Pollution ‘Epidemic’

Climate News Network/Energy Mix

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The World Is Awash in Plastic. Nations Plan a Treaty to Fix That.

New York Times

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U.N. adopts historic resolution aimed at ending plastic pollution

Washington Post

China, Indonesia recycling toxic chemicals into new plastic products, says NGO report

Chemical Watch

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After much praised waste export ban, Australia under fire for shipping plastic trash as ‘fuel’

Reuters

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‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters

The Guardian

NGO studies find widespread chemical contamination in plastic pellets around the world

Chemical Watch

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A Paris climate treaty for plastics, yes, but what should it say?

Plastics News

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The insidious side effects of recycling plastic

Canada's National Observer

Alerte sur les substances toxiques disséminées par les plastiques

Le Monde

A person wearing a yellow shirt with the words ALERTOXIC PATROL ECOWASTE COALITION holds a piece of foil containing small plastic pellets or beads.

Groups call for international action to control plastic chemicals, curb pollution

Daily Guardian

New global studies show health threats throughout the plastics supply chain

The Financial Express

People wearing white hooded jackets and face masks hold blue signs that read #2021 STOP MAKAN PLASTIK and #2021 STOP EATING PLASTIC during an outdoor protest, with palm trees in the background.

Studi: Telur Ayam Kampung Indonesia Mengandung Racun, Akibat Impor Sampah

Pikiran Rakyat

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Our Plastic Is Poisoning Eggs Eaten by the World’s Poor, Study Finds

Mother Jones

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Waspada Dioksin! Bahan Kimia Beracun yang Mengintai Lingkungan dan Rantai Makanan Kita – Jurnal Trip

Pikiran Rakyat

People are collecting and sorting through piles of waste in a large open landfill, with buildings and trees visible in the background under a hazy sky.

Cameroun, Maroc, Gabon… L’Afrique suffoque sous le plastique

Jeune Afrique

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The plastics you throw away are poisoning the world’s eggs

National Observer

Estudio revela niveles elevados de mercurio en mujeres de zonas mineras de El Callao

Diario El Impulso

A beach covered with scattered plastic and other trash. A person stands near the shoreline in the background under a cloudy sky.

On World Oceans Day, group calls for better implementation of policies addressing plastic pollution | Philstar.com

Philstar

A chocolate croissant sits on a crumpled Pret-branded paper bag on a wooden table, next to a white cup filled with black coffee.

Pfas nei contenitori dei cibi da fast food, la denuncia di otto associazioni: ancora troppo usati negli imballaggi di carta

ilfattoalimentare.it

Documento aponta relação entre os agrotóxicos e o agravamento da covid-19

RedeBrasilAtual

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Chemicals Are Poisoning the World’s Female Workers

Foreign Policy

Two black pipes extend from the sandy shore into the ocean, with seaweed and debris scattered along the waterline under a cloudy sky.

Dans les océans, la pollution chimique menace toute la chaîne alimentaire

Le Monde

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Plastics and toxic chemicals are killing fish — and poisoning us

Canada's National Observer

Dead fish and plastic waste scattered across a polluted beach near the waterline, with debris including bottles and containers stretching into the distance.

Regulators missing pollution’s effect on marine life, study finds

The Guardian

Chemicals pollution disrupting aquatic food chains, NGO report concludes

Chemical Watch

Several people sort through piles of plastic waste and recyclables in an outdoor area filled with assorted garbage, with buildings and fencing visible in the background.

Toxins in plastic blamed for health, environment hazards

Al Jazeera

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Groups propose 0.5% global fee on basic chemicals

Chemical & Engineering News

A person holds a large wooden crate filled with brown eggs.

Indonesians are unknowingly risking cancer by eating ‘poisoned’ eggs contaminated by highly-toxic chemicals from Australian rubbish

Daily Mail Online

Australian plastic among waste ‘contaminating’ Indonesian food chains, report finds

ABC News

A group of people, some in uniforms and hard hats, inspect a shipping container packed tightly with compressed plastic waste. The container doors are open, and several people are taking notes or observing.

Limbah Plastik Impor Jadi Bahan Bakar, Ini 3 Kasus Pemulangan Sampah Berbahaya

Kompas.com

How to say goodbye to PFAS

Chemical & Engineering News

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Desa di Jatim Terkontaminasi Racun Perang Vietnam, Pakai Plastik Buat Produksi Tahu

VICE - Indonesia

Contaminación por plástico: el país en el que comer huevos puede envenenarte

El Universal

Several people sort through large piles of plastic and other waste in front of a building with motorbikes parked nearby. Some are seated amid the debris, while others stand or walk around.

Sampah plastik dari Barat: Sampel telur ayam kampung di dua desa Mojokerto ‘terkontaminasi dioksin’

BBC News - Indonesia

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To Make This Tofu, Start by Burning Toxic Plastic

New York Times

Indonesia’s food chain turns toxic as plastic waste exports flood in

The Guardian

Several people sort through large piles of plastic and other waste outdoors near a building, with motorbikes parked under a roof in the background.

Western plastics ‘poisoning Indonesian food chain’

BBC.com News

IPEN (International Pollutants Elimination Network)
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