A new study from the University of Cape Town warns that children's products in South Africa could contain traces of persistent organic pollutants (POPs), toxic chemicals banned globally years ago, due to their re-entry into consumer goods through recycled electronic waste.

You can’t dictate a solution to the worldwide plastic pollution crisis, according to Julio Cordano, the new chair of the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) for a global plastic treaty. He said consensus will be needed. Cordano was elected INC chair in February 2026. That appointment came after INC repeatedly failed to meet its […]

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) have officially kicked off a $23.5 million Global Chemicals Monitoring Programme (GCMP). The initiative is designed to support the evaluation of the effectiveness of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and the Minamata Convention on Mercury; it aims to reduce global pollution while strengthening developing […]

It’s the largest lawsuit ever brought by the Australian government. But what is the $2 billion forever chemicals case meant to achieve?

Essential topics for achieving an ambitious agreement capable of addressing plastic pollution throughout its full lifecycle.

If you ask anyone in the water sector what keeps them up at night, you’re bound to hear a four-letter acronym: PFAS. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances have officially evolved from […]

HEJSupport, together with Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF), Pesticide Action Network (PAN) Germany, and the German NGO Forum on Environment and Development, has submitted recommendations to the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plastic chemical that has been phased out from many applications because it acts as endocrine disruptor. Numerous structurally similar replacements are already in use, and environmental monitoring data indicates exposure of aquatic ecosystems to mixtures of BPA and its alternatives. As

A situation report has raised concerns over widespread exposure to harmful chemicals phthalates and bisphenols, putting public health at significant risk as their use remains largely unregulated in the country.

Lack of Pfas regulations raised in parliament after Guardian revealed former Miteni plant bought by Indian company

Testing commissioned by Greenpeace International in 2025 found plastic particles in the baby food products of two global consumer goods companies - Danone and Nestlé.

Our new research paper exposes the environmental and health risks linked to the use of incinerator bottom ash (IBA) in construction materials across Europe.

Hidden costs and public spending burden households while raising health and environmental risks

This event, organized in the run-up to the First International Conference of the Global Framework on Chemicals, will provide an update on progress in developing indicators under the measurability framework, including key streams of work. The event will also present...

What really happens to the clothes you donate? CNN’s Hanako Montgomery tracks America’s fast fashion waste to India, where it’s recycled and resold in a boom...

The European Union (EU) generated 2,233 million tonnes of waste, including 42,5 million tonnes of plastic waste, in 2022. India imported 3.5 million tonnes of it, roughly 20 times the waste the country itself generates in a single day, becoming the bloc’s second-largest waste destination. Plastic, metal, paper, textiles, e-waste: all of it flowed in. […]

Discover why Malaysia imports waste for recycled plastics despite growing domestic demand and challenges in waste separation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The New York Legislature should move on a bill that would reduce plastic utensil use in school cafeterias.

How do toxins affect our lives, and what can we do about it? Listen to our new podcast on chemicals in textiles.

HEJSupport, together with 41 other civil society organisations, has co-signed a joint letter to the European Commission calling for strong commitments on chemical transparency and traceability in products. The letter was sent by ECOS to

Non-Profit Podcast · How do toxins affect our lives, and what can we do about it? There are around 350.000 chemicals on the market; many of them are in the products we use, and many are harmful to our...

Toxic chemicals are flowing into the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River — and they’re showing up in drinking water.

New study finds troubling levels of Pfas near wastewater plants and sludge sites in 19 states