When we started the EndPlasticSoup initiative in 2018 we experienced a lack of research and evidence regarding plastic pollution. Since some years we see an increase of research findings regarding plastic pollution and the disrupting effect of microplastics on our hormone (endocryne) system and direct relationships with human health, fertility, and impact on all life on our planet.
The economic costs in healthcare related to plastic pollution is something we emphasized at the Rotary International Convention in Singapore. The Plastic Health Council shared an open letter to UN delegates ahead of the final round of talks for the UN Global Plastics Treaty in November.
Please have a look at the publication of the Plastic Health Council coordinated by our alliance Plastic Soup Foundation based in Amsterdam:
The doctors have warned that toxins found in plastics cost the US at least 250 billion dollars in economic impact. Signatories include representatives from the Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Royal College of Pediatrics and Child Health, Queens University Belfast, Doctors Against Harm and NHS Trusts.
As Professor Hugh Montgomery says, “The planet pays the price of plastic – but so, too, does its people. It is not only the oceans that are filling with plastic: across all ages, our bodies contain growing volumes of plastic particles.”
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