Environmental & human health are intimately connected. That’s why this year the #PlasticHealthSummit's theme is One Health! Plastic is everywhere on earth, including our bodies. How is this affecting us? Let's unpack together on 21st October in Amsterdam 👉buff.ly/3ofgffp

The Last Week Tonight host John Oliver explored the toxic, long-hidden toll of certain “forever #chemicals”(PFAS)used in common household products– from cosmetics 💄 to food packaging to wood sealants and non-stick pans. Read more + watch the video👇 buff.ly/2YpKWUv

Fast fashion: The dumping ground for unwanted clothes. Fashion brands are overproducing to meet the demands of modern trends and countries in West Africa are drowning under the weight of waste shipped to their shores every week. buff.ly/3llv8ej

The introduction of sustainability labelling for clothing is a huge step forward for the fashion industry. But there is a problem - and it's a big one. #MakeTheLabelCount Check out the full video at makethelabelcount.org

Disposable masks release plastic #microfibers after 36 hours of being in the environment. With 129 billion masks being consumed globally every month, disposal has become a major issue with implications on human, animal, and ecological health. buff.ly/2WPV7RJ

Sustainability labeling of clothes must be transparent, accurate & complete. Today we joined Make The Label Count to influence European PEF method of labeling textiles, which doesn't take all environmental impacts like #microplastics into account. Read more👉 buff.ly/3FG0Ef3

We’re back again 🤩, minutes away from the start of the second edition of #PlasticHealthSummit2021: a unique event about the human health implications of #plastic. We'll be giving you regular updates & sneak peek throughout the day, so keep an eye out on our page! 👀 #PHS2021

Dr. Raymond Pieters, Immunotoxicologist at Utrecht University:“We are happy to participate in a research to look into human exposure and effects in real-world exposure scenarios. Like textile factories, indoor soccer play fields or plastic intake from plastic bottles.”#PHS2021

Message from #PlasticHealthSummit2021 is clear: We've less than 10 yrs to change our ways drastically! We need to start acting to stop plastic infiltrating our health, jeopardizing human rights, future of our generations & our planet. It's time to act for #OnePlanet #OneHealth💪

Randomly selected clothes from a range of high street fashion brands were found to contain zero or very little recycled #polyester – despite label claims to the contrary. Some of the clothing items had ZERO recycled content. Read more👉 buff.ly/3bwkFqN

This is how fossil fuels🛢are the backbone of fast fashion👕 With all eyes on #COP26, fashion brands are keen to highlight their climate pledges. But their huge reliance on fossil fuels for synthetic fiber is flying under the radar. #fossilfashion #fatalfashion Changing Markets Foundation

That’s why today Changing Markets Foundation reached out to the CEOs of 20 major fashion brands, including Patagonia M&S @ASOS Nike asking them for complete transparency on their use of fossil fuels by Dec 2022, & to cut emissions by 55% across supply chains by 2030❌

The secret to longer-lasting clothes will also reduce plastic pollution 👕 When it’s time to wash your leggings, basketball shorts, or moisture-wicking tanks, here are a few things you can do to keep #microplastics out of the environment 👉 buff.ly/3bACapQ

A lot of clothes 🧦 are synthetic and thus made of plastics & shred microplastics in the washing machine. Want to know how to reduce the number of microplastics your clothes shed? Try using a different washing routine! Check these tips! 👇 buff.ly/2YmnFTE

Families are breathing in 7,000 #microplastic particles at home EVERY DAY. That is 100 times more than previously thought, according to new research. “Potentially we each inhale or swallow up to 1.8 million microplastics every year", professor said. buff.ly/3qiMDim

#Microplastics are causing serious damage to humans and the environment. But fashion brands are asleep at the wheel when it comes to microfibres 👚 Read more from Changing Markets Foundation: bit.ly/2ZMpn17 #fossilfashion #syntheticsanonymous

A mountain of discarded clothing, including Christmas sweaters & ski boots, cuts a strange sight in Chile’s desert increasingly suffering from pollution created by #fastfashion. buff.ly/3qiowQz All these clothing release #microplastics into the environment!

Consumers want to be informed about the environmental impact of the clothing they buy. The PEF has to take microplastics into account if sustainability claims are going to be credible. #MakeTheLabelCount

'The production of #polyester alone is leading to annual #GHG emissions equivalent to 180 #coal power plants, and this is projected to nearly double by 2030, ' and other shocking facts of #FastFashion I discovered tks to Changing Markets Foundation thequint.com/voices/opinion…

Consumers need to know the full environmental impact of the clothing they buy. A clothing sustainability claim that doesn't consider the impacts of microplastics is incomplete. #MakeTheLabelCount