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Three years ago, we joined partners around the world in releasing a landmark report that examined the impact of the full life cycle of plastic on health.
Read that report here: bit.ly/37timWo
#PlasticAndHealth #BreakFreeFromPlastic #WorldHealthDay2022
Read that report here: bit.ly/37timWo
#PlasticAndHealth #BreakFreeFromPlastic #WorldHealthDay2022
From extraction to refining, use to waste management, plastics pose a serious health whether people experience them through direct or environmental exposure.
Since then, the needle has only moved.
Here's just some of the developments:
Since then, the needle has only moved.
Here's just some of the developments:
In 2019, scientists announced that the average person eats *at least* 50,000 particles of microplastic a year and breathes in a similar quantity. theguardian.com/environment/20…
NEW report by @SRtoxics makes clear: Plastics pose a threat to #HumanRights throughout their whole life cycle.
A human rights-based approach to #PlasticsPolicy is urgently needed to #BreakFreeFromPlastic & uphold #EnvironmentalJustice.
READ: undocs.org/en/A/76/207
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A human rights-based approach to #PlasticsPolicy is urgently needed to #BreakFreeFromPlastic & uphold #EnvironmentalJustice.
READ: undocs.org/en/A/76/207
A thread 🧵
"It's urgent to address the interface of plastics & #HumanRights. The gaps & shortcomings in the area are posing a truly global threat. A rights-based approach to the plastics lifecycle can help prevent & redress human rights infringements." — @SRtoxics.
undocs.org/en/A/76/207
undocs.org/en/A/76/207
Indeed, from extraction to production, through transport, use, and disposal, plastics are impacting at least 10 of the most fundamental human rights.
#PeopleOverPlastics
Read more in our statement ⬇️ ⬇️
ciel.org/news/plastic-c…
#PeopleOverPlastics
Read more in our statement ⬇️ ⬇️
ciel.org/news/plastic-c…
