They Either Want to Fry Us or Drown Us in Plastics
Oil majors and a petrochemical industry are resisting restrictions on a plastic production. They see it as yet another loss of profit after a decline of fossil fuels. They argue...
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Arnika Launched the Plastic Free Future Appeal with Funeral Procession to Spolana Neratovice
An unusual funeral procession to Spolana in Neratovice started at 11 am today. Logos of the biggest producers of plastic pollution were placed on the coffin, and names of the...
The Czechs were Selling the Most Toxic Toy in the World! But Toxic Substances from Plastics are Not Avoided Anywhere
When plastics from e-waste are recycled, toxic contaminants from plastics are transferred to new products made from the recycled material, invisibly endangering even children....
Emissions of hazardous substances were slightly reduced in the Czech Republic. However, they were still higher than two years ago.
Coal-fired power stations may be labelled the biggest polluters of 2022. In addition to emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases and gases causing acid rains, they...
Empowered Locals and Improved Access to Information: Citizen Science Facing Down Toxic Pollution in Thailand
BANGKOK/PRAGUE - Over the past four years, non-governmental organizations - EARTH (Thailand) (1) and the Arnika Association (Czechia) (2) - formed a powerful alliance with local...
Toxic PFAS “Forever Chemicals” Found in Clothing and Food Packaging in Indonesia
JAKARTA - A study released today by the Nexus3 Foundation [1] and IPEN [2] found the “Forever Chemicals” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in synthetic clothing, food...
Highly Toxic Chemicals from Plastic Waste Contaminate Kenya’s Food Chain and Products
As BRS COPs launch a “PCB Fair,” a new study shows that free-range eggs and recycled plastic products from Kenya contain high levels of dioxin-like PCBs and other toxic...
Experts have calculated the economic losses caused by bad air quality in Jakarta. How is the state responding?
Jakarta is the clear winner in the air pollution rankings. This victory is more of a demonstration of defeat in the fight for a better environment. Further delays in addressing...
The main goal of the Stockholm Convention must be to protect health and the environment: the intervention of Jindřich Petrlík at the Stockholm Convention 2023 COP
On Monday 1 May 2023, the negotiations of the Stockholm, Basel and Rotterdam Conventions, which aim to protect the planet from pollution by the world's most toxic substances,...
IPEN Urges BRS COPs Delegates to Follow the Science, Ban Dangerous Chemicals Without Exemptions
IPEN [1] network groups say delegates should reject chemical recycling for plastic wastes-- a polluting, unproven technology -- and support clean non-combustion technologies for...
From a spa resort to a ghost town. Will Jermuk meet the same fate as other mining communities in Armenia?
People in the famous spa town of Jermuk are disturbed by the possible reopening of the Amulsar gold mine. Despite opposition from the public and environmentalists, the Armenian...
Nexus3 and Arnika call for Global Plastics Treaty after new study shows toxic contamination
8 December 2022, JAKARTA - Indonesian NGO Nexus3 and Czech environmental NGO Arnika are calling for a global treaty on plastics pollution, an international legally binding...
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