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Toxic Plastic Chemical Found in Blood Samples of Thai Recycling Workers

At international meetings this week, Stockholm Convention delegates will decide on a global ban on the plastics chemical, Dechlorane Plus IPEN and its member groups from around the world call…

New Study Exposes Hidden Toxic Plastic Waste Trade

Contrary to current estimates, new research suggests that there is twice as much plastic waste exported to non-OECD countries Plastics are a mixture of fossil fuels and chemicals, and many…