How Plastics Poison the Circular Economy

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How Plastics Poison the Circular Economy

Topics

Chemical pollution, Circular Economy, Environmental Data, Environmental Justice, False Solutions, Health, Illegal Waste Trade, Lifecycle, Material, Plastic Industry, Plastic Policy, Plastic Pollution, Pollutants, Recycling, Single-Use Plastic, Toxic Chemicals

Audiences

Activists, Business Owners, Consumers, Educators, Health Professionals, Innovators, Investors, NGO Professionals, Policy Makers, Researchers, Students, Teachers

Type

Brief, Research

The executive summary “How Plastics Poison the Circular Economy,” produced by IPEN, encompasses three reports and provides context and overviews of the ways in which the chemicals studied poison recycling streams and stymie the promise of a healthy and environmentally sustainable circular economy.

The reports include:

• A Call to Action: Free Children from BPA’s Toxic Legacy

• PFAS in Clothing: Study in Indonesia, China, and Russia Shows Barriers for Non-toxic Circular Economy

• Brominated Flame Retardants in Plastic Products from China, Indonesia, and Russia

Available in English, Baha Indonesian, and Chinese languages.

Find the executive summary here