plastics Archives - Center for Environmental Health

Tell Celestial Seasonings to Make its Tea Plastic-Free

Oct 3, 2025Joanna LeeBeverages, Food, Food Products, Plastics, Products, Tips

The New York Times recently reported that there are enough microplastic shards in our brains to make a plastic spoon!

Tell Dunkin’ to Stop Handing Out Receipts and Labels with BPS

Aug 25, 2025Joanna LeeBeverages, Chemical Industry, Food, Food Products, Plastics, procurement, School Products, Tips, Workplace Products

At the Dunkin’ location that CEH visited, the adhesive labels attached to their coffee cups had the highest levels of BPS out of any of the adhesive labels we tested.

Read: A Poison Like No Other – How Microplastics Corrupted Our Planet and Our Bodies

Jun 26, 2025Emily DifriscoChemical Industry, Plastics, procurement, School Products, Tips, Workplace Products

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Rio+20 Talks Plasticity and Our Future

Jun 21, 2012Corinne SmithEnvironmental Justice, Laws & Regulations

Right now, the largest global conference ever is taking place at Rio+20 Conference on Sustainable Development. On June 21 environmentalists, policy-makers, entrepreneurs, diplomats and activists will gather to discuss one toxic pollutant – in all its shapes and sizes...