by #JodiHelmer in #Salon:

"Defend Our Health links plastic production to serious health concerns, including cancer, and identifies it as a driver of environmental racism. Most of the PET plants in the United States are located in low-income communities with high proportions of residents of color, who face considerable risks from toxic emissions that include carcinogens like 1,4-dioxane and ethylene oxide."

https://www.salon.com/2023/06/12/a-new-report-details-the-climate-health-and-human-rights-impacts-of-a-plastic-bottle_partner/

#PET #plastic #pollution #cancer #carcinogens #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #climate #DefendOurHealth