Our round-up of the month’s most important stories.
Toxic Tofu: exported waste used to produce food in Asia.
Indonesian tofu factories are using trash exported from the Global North as fuel, posing serious health risks for workers, local residents and consumers.
Farmland contains 23 times more microplastics than the ocean
Agricultural soil is now the planet’s biggest dumping ground for toxic plastic – and its being absorbed directly into our food, says new research.
Plant plastics as toxic as traditional plastics
Study finds starch-based plastics cause organ damage and endocrine disruption in the same way as petroleum-based plastics, despire being marketed as natural, safe and ecofriendly.
NGOs track illegal US e-waste exports to Southeast Asia
130+ containers of toxic waste were seized by authorities in Malaysia and Thailand, thanks for the investigation led by Basel Action Network and partners.
Results of Switzerland’s Big Plastic Count reveal massive overproduction
83% of the plastic recorded came from food packaging, with 91% of participants saying businesses should be doing more to reduce the waste their products generate.
How the world became awash in toxic chemicals
A deep-dive into the history of “forever chemicals”, explaining how industry lobbying and cover-ups mean they are now in every corner of our lives.
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