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HEJSupport @hejsupport.bsky.social · 19d

Our new report “Combating Plastic Pollution in EECCA Countries” reveals plastic flows, toxic additives & policy gaps in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine & Uzbekistan.
The report builds a road map toward toxic-free #CircularEconomy in EECCA @brsmeas #PlasticsTreaty

Olga Speranskaya @olgahej.bsky.social · 19d

Plastics are not just waste — they’re a toxic and climate threat. #EECCA countries need strong, coordinated action on waste, #SUPs, plastic production reduction, health & chemicals. #PlasticsTreaty @brsmeas #ClimateAction Read new @HEJ_Support report: hej-support.org/plastic-eecc...

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HEJSupport @hejsupport.bsky.social · 28d

🚨 PFAS pollution is not cheap, we pay the price with our health, environment, economy
📣 We have launched a new #PFAS manifesto, calling for a broad restriction on PFAS by 2030

Read more: www.banpfasmanifesto.org/en/
https://hej-support.org/pfas-manifesto-launched/
#BanPFAS #StopPFAS @chemtrust @eeb

Joint Letter Calls on EU to Uphold Chemical Transparency and Traceability

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HEJSupport @hejsupport.bsky.social · Oct 1

HEJSupport joined 41 organisations in calling on the EU COM to uphold chemical transparency and traceability in products. Without it, circularity & health are at risk. Citizens have the right to know what’s in what they buy.
👉 Read the joint letter: https://ow.ly/KA4N50X51BS

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

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Exit Plastik @exitplastik.bsky.social · Aug 15

🌍 Der 2.Teil der 5. Verhandlungsrunde zum Plastikabkommen wurde nach einem chaotischen Prozess & Verlängerung, vertagt.
💪Der Kampf gegen die Plastikverschmutzung wird weltweit in verschiedenen Formen fortgesetzt.

Pressemitteilung von BFFP🔗https://exit-plastik.de/inc-5-2-tag-10/

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Exit Plastik @exitplastik.bsky.social · Aug 10

🌍 INC-5.2 Tag 5

📣Die Verhandlungen stocken. Über 200 Vertreter*innen der Zivilgesellschaft fordern „Bringt den Prozess in Ordnung, haltet eure Versprechen und schließt ein sinnvolles Abkommen zur Beendigung der Plastikverschmutzung ab.“
🔗 www.exit-plastik.de/plastics-treaty

#Plastikabkommen

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Exit Plastik @exitplastik.bsky.social · Aug 9

🌍 INC-5.2 Tag 4:
Vier Tage nach Beginn der Verhandlungen sind wir noch immer nicht auf Kurs, ein Abkommen zu erreichen, das Menschen und Natur wirksam schützt.

👀Die ausführlichen Tagesrückblicke findet ihr auf unserer Website:
🔗 www.exit-plastik.de/plastics-treaty

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Aug 9

🚨Showing our collective power outside plenary🚨

Observers gather outside the plenary hall, telling delegates to fix the process, keep their promise, and end plastic pollution.

#INC52 #PlasticsTreaty #BeatPlasticPollution #BreakFreeFromPlastic

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Exit Plastik @exitplastik.bsky.social · Aug 8

🌍 INC-5.2 Tag 3
Die Verhandlungen über konkrete Elemente haben begonnen.

Greenpeace-Aktivist:innen malten Straßen in Genf schwarz, um auf den Einfluss der fossilen Brennstoffindustrie hinzuweisen, von denen 234 Vertreter:innen für INC-5.2 registriert sind.

🔗 www.exit-plastik.de/plastics-treaty

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Exit Plastik @exitplastik.bsky.social · Aug 6

🌍 INC5.2 Tag 1

Auf den Bildern haben wir für euch positive (✅) und negative (❌) Punkte zusammengefasst, die heute beobachtet wurden.

👀Die ausführlichen Tagesrückblicke findet ihr auf unserer Website:
🔗 www.exit-plastik.de/plastics-treaty

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Aug 5

Today, in #PlasticsTreaty #INC52 talks, ambitious countries are experiencing déjà vu as spoiler countries keep forgetting that the 2022 UNEA 5/14 resolution mandates a treaty that addresses the FULL lifecycle of plastics. [Sadly, we used this cartoon before. Still applies.]

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Aug 4

✊ One day before the final round of negotiations for a Global #PlasticsTreaty start, hundreds of citizens and civil society organisations gathered at the UN Place des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, to demand an ambitious & legally binding treaty! www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2025/08/05/s... (1/5)

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Olga Speranskaya @olgahej.bsky.social · Jul 28

To protect people's health, #PlasticsTreaty should regulate and finally ban harmful chemicals that can be released at any stage of the plastic life cycle, from production to #recycling and disposal @toxicsfree.bsky.social @hejsupport.bsky.social @ssnc.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org

Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · Jul 25

In a few days, Global #PlasticsTreaty negotiations will resume.

📣 Message your country’s Minister leading the negotiations to demand a strong Plastics Treaty:
http://breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty-contact-your-minister

#BreakFreeFromPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #INC52

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HEJSupport @hejsupport.bsky.social · Jul 28

🌍 Happy #WorldNatureConservationDay! ✨ Let's celebrate our planet's beauty and share eco-friendly habits! Together, we can protect our Earth! What eco-friendly habit will you adopt today? #ProtectOurPlanet

Building a world without toxins - Real life stories

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HEJSupport @hejsupport.bsky.social · Jul 25

💡How do toxins affect us? With over 350,000 chemicals existing, many harm our health and the planet

🎧 Tune in to HEJSupport's podcast for expert insights!

Listen here 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

#ToxicFreeFuture #SustainableTextiles #HealthJustice

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...

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HEJSupport @hejsupport.bsky.social · Jul 23

👕 The textile industry uses over 1,600 toxic chemicals in dyeing, contributing to 20% of global water pollution 🌍 Join us in making a difference!

Support sustainable textiles at HEJSupport: 👉 hej-support.org
#SustainableFashion #ToxicFreeFuture #PlasticFreeJuly

PFAS in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River | CBC News

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Olga Speranskaya @olgahej.bsky.social · Jul 23

#PFAS are raining down on #GreatLakes and accumulating in the most vital freshwater supply. Air, rain & runoff all play a role. Time for class‑wide regulation, cross-border action, stricter limits @hejsupport.bsky.social @toxicsfree.bsky.social newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202...

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

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HEJSupport @hejsupport.bsky.social · Jul 14

💡Fast Facts: Less than 1% of clothes are recycled globally. Over 60% of clothing worldwide is made from synthetic fibres, which are essentially types of plastic.
➡️ Discover more insights now! Click: hej-support.org/textiles-start/
#SustainableFashion #EthicalFashion #PlasticsTreaty

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HEJSupport @hejsupport.bsky.social · Jul 21

🧪 Plastics are full of hidden toxic chemicals
This #PlasticFreeJuly, learn how they affect your health 🌍

🎓 Take HEJSupport's FREE online course: 👉 hej-support.org/online-courses…

#ToxicFreeFuture #PlasticFree #EnvironmentalHealth #EndPlasticPollution

Complaint: the ECHA's contracts with Ramboll - Transparency International EU

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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · Jul 18

See this civil society complaint to ECHA about possible conflicts of interest re: agency's contracts with Ramboll on #PFAS #ForeverChemicals

Complaint is based on work by ARIA, published by @ftm.eu

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Today, Transparency International EU, alongside other NGOs dedicated to transparency and ethics in the European Union, submitted a complaint to the Executive Director of the European Chemicals Agency ...

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HEJSupport @hejsupport.bsky.social · Jul 16

Over 60% of clothes are plastic-based. Washing them releases microplastics. Choose natural fibers like cotton, linen & hemp! What natural fibers do you prefer? #SustainableFashion #PlasticsTreaty #PlasticFreeJuly #PlasticPollution sustainfashion.info

Sustainable Fashion – Everything you want to know about the sustainability of the textile and fashion industry

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Negotiating the plastics treaty to protect health and the environment

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Olga Speranskaya @olgahej.bsky.social · Jul 9

Ahead of the Aug 2025 #PlasticsTreaty talks, delegates must act on @who.int @toxicsfree.bsky.social @hejsupport.bsky.social health&environment concerns in the treaty.
That means:
✅ Cap production
✅ Ban toxics
✅ Ensure accountability
✅ Reject broad exemptions
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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HEJSupport @hejsupport.bsky.social · Jul 2

Join @beyondplastics.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org‬, and @hejsupport.bsky.social in taking actions and going plastic-free in your everyday choices #PlasticFreeJuly #PlasticsTreaty www.beyondplastics.org/plastic-free...

Plastic Free July 2025 — Beyond Plastics - Working To End Single-Use Plastic Pollution

www.beyondplastics.org