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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 10h

This Tuesday, 14 October, join IPEN and @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org for the webinar, Strengthening the Minamata Convention: A New Approach to the Global Mercury Trade and Use in ASGM.

RSVP here: bit.ly/14oct25d
The webinar is 16:30-17:30 CEST.
#MinamataCOP6 #MakeMercuryHistory #MinamataConvention

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 2d

Read IPEN’s Press Release after the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Review Committee session: ipen.org/news/chemica...

Brominated dioxins, chemicals released from burning plastic, remain unregulated despite strong evidence of the risks to human health

IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 3d

Watch @cnn.com reporters Bill Weir, Laura Paddison, and Jessie Yeung as they spend five days wearing a wristband that tracks toxic chemical exposure.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/08/c...
Bjorn Beeler is interviewed to explain what the wristbands showed and how phthalates end up everywhere.

What chemicals are we exposed to daily? three CNN reporters did an experiment to find out | CNN

As we navigate a world increasingly made of plastic, how many chemicals are we really being exposed to? Across three continents, CNN reporters Bill Weir, Laura Paddison and Jessie Yeung used chemical-...

edition.cnn.com

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 4d

The Project Manager will oversee project planning, partner coordination, monitoring & evaluation, reporting, and advocacy support, while also strengthening IPEN’s networks with civil society, Indigenous groups, and governments.

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 4d

IPEN is hiring a Project Manager. It’s a full-time position, based in South East Asia.

Learn more: ipen.org/documents/ip...

The last day to apply is 21 October.

A large group of people stand and kneel together outdoors, smiling and holding an IPEN banner that reads “for a toxics-free future.” Behind them is a tall office building with many windows. A dark blue text box at the top reads: “IPEN is hiring a Project Manager — A full-time, remote position based in Southeast Asia.”

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Beyond Plastics @beyondplastics.bsky.social · 4d

As we navigate a world impregnated by plastic, @cnn.com explores how many and which toxic chemicals we are exposed to on a daily basis with help from our friends at @toxicsfree.bsky.social

www.cnn.com/2025/10/08/c...

What chemicals are we exposed to daily? three CNN reporters did an experiment to find out | CNN

As we navigate a world increasingly made of plastic, how many chemicals are we really being exposed to? Across three continents, CNN reporters Bill Weir, Laura Paddison and Jessie Yeung used chemical-...

www.cnn.com

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 4d

This side event will highlight the urgent requirement to amend the Convention to accelerate the end of primary mercury mining, further restrict the trade of mercury and establish a phase-out date for the use of mercury in ASGM.

IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 4d

Join IPEN and @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org on Tuesday, 14 October, for the webinar, Strengthening the Minamata Convention: A New Approach to the Global Mercury Trade and Use in ASGM.

RSVP here: bit.ly/14oct25d
The webinar is 16:30-17:30 CEST.

#MinamataCOP6 #MakeMercuryHistory #MinamataConvention

A promotional graphic for the Minamata COP-6 online event features the title “Strengthening the Minamata Convention: A New Approach to the Global Mercury Trade and Use in ASGM.” The background shows a close-up of mercury amalgam in a metal pan, referencing artisanal and small-scale gold mining. Event details list 14 October 2025 from 16:30–17:30 CEST, with logos for the Minamata Convention on Mercury, IPEN, and the Geneva Environment Network at the top.

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 5d

The article highlights how plastics constantly leach hazardous substances into the air, dust, and food around us, creating invisible risks even in everyday settings. IPEN’s Bjorn Beeler calls them “everywhere, everyone chemicals."

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 5d

Three CNN reporters wore chemical-tracking wristbands provided by IPEN found exposure to an average of 28 toxic chemicals in just five days, including phthalates and bisphenols linked to cancer, fertility issues, and heart disease.

Read and watch more: edition.cnn.com/2025/10/07/c...

Three CNN reporters on three continents wore chemical-tracking wristbands. The results were alarming | CNN

Plastic is woven into our lives and its chemical pollution is in the air we breathe, the dust we inhale, the food we eat. We did an experiment to see what we’re exposed to every day.

edition.cnn.com

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI, EARTH for Thailand's shared the first successful class-action lawsuit against a corporate polluter in Thailand. Penchom Sae-Tang called it "a historic case concerning environmental harm.”
www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/gen...
These images are from 2023 when EARTH took some IPENers on a tour.

IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 7d

“Freshwater tidal marshes, critical for wildlife and coastal protection, are now serving as microplastic catch basins, according to a team of researchers at Penn State. They recently found that these marshes trap large amounts of diverse plastics...”
Learn more in: phys.org/news/2025-09...

Tidal marshes trap microplastics, raising risks for ecosystems and people

Freshwater tidal marshes, critical for wildlife and coastal protection, are now serving as microplastic catch basins, according to a team of researchers at Penn State. They recently found that these m...

phys.org

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 9d

IPEN is hiring a Project Manager. It’s a full-time position, based in South East Asia.

Learn more here: ipen.org/documents/ip...

Last day to apply is 21 October.

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 10d

Approximately 68% of the surveyed sites found nurdles, indicating that pre-production plastics spill into rivers, lakes, and coasts worldwide. Advocates warn that the findings highlight urgent gaps in regulation, as pellets continue to contaminate ecosystems and harm wildlife.

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 10d

Lauren Dalban reports in Inside Climate News that volunteers in 14 countries collected nearly 50,000 plastic pellets from waterways during the International Plastic Pellet Count: insideclimatenews.org/news/1709202...

Communities Around the World Find Plastic Pellets in Their Local Waterways - Inside Climate News

The International Plastic Pellet Count reveals what volunteers in 29 states and Washington D.C. found.

insideclimatenews.org

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 11d

Most shipments were sent to low- and middle-income countries, exposing communities to chemicals deemed too dangerous for European farms. The investigation with Unearthed shows how industry pressure and political backtracking undermine promises for a toxic-free environment

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 11d

Laurent Gaberell reports in Public Eye that EU exports of banned pesticides surged to nearly 122,000 tonnes in 2024, despite the European Commission’s pledge to end the practice: www.publiceye.ch/en/topics/pe...

Banned pesticides

The European Union exported nearly 122,000 tonnes of banned pesticides in 2024, despite a European Commission commitment to put an end to the practice, a new Public Eye and Unearthed investigation has...

www.publiceye.ch

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Jindrich Petrlik @jpetrlik.bsky.social · 12d

@arnikaorg.bsky.social @toxicsfree.bsky.social had very good side event @brsconventions.bsky.social on dioxins in free-range chicken eggs, on the need for their monitoring in Africa, and on research with colleagues from EARTH at e-waste site in Thailand. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 13d

New research led by IPEN and partners shows how toxic flame retardants and dioxin-like chemicals from e-waste, plastics, and insulation materials contaminate chicken eggs, posing serious health risks to communities.

Learn more here: ipen.org/news/new-stu...

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 13d

The Global Framework on Chemicals Fund will launch its second call for applications on 30 September 2025.

▶️ 30 September, 10:00 CEST
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The event will inform applicants about the GFC and its Fund, the Fund’s priorities, application forms and provide guidance

A promotional graphic announces the launch of the second round of applications for the Global Framework on Chemicals Fund. The background shows a gloved hand holding a test tube over water, suggesting chemical or environmental testing. Event details read: “30 September 2025 | 10:00 – 12:00 CEST | Online (Webex),” with logos for the UN Environment Programme, Global Framework on Chemicals, and Geneva Environment Network at the top.

IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 14d

Author and journalist Saabira Chaudhuri digs into our global throwaway culture in her new book, Consumed by Convenience: The Culture of Disposability.

Read Mongabay’s feature on the book: news.mongabay.com/2025/09/cons...

Explore her interview with Yale E360: e360.yale.edu/features/saa...

Consumed by convenience: The culture of disposability

When Saabira Chaudhuri began covering consumer-goods companies for The Wall Street Journal, she thought she was writing about marketing campaigns, product launches, and quarterly results. What she fou...

news.mongabay.com

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 15d

The United States EPA has upheld a key rule requiring polluters to clean up toxic PFAS despite heavy opposition from the chemical industry. Hiroko Tabuchi reports in the New York Times: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c...

E.P.A. Keeps Polluters on the Hook to Clean Up ‘Forever Chemicals’

www.nytimes.com

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 16d

Researchers have found nanoplastics inside the edible tissues of vegetables for the first time. Sanjana Gajbhiye from Earth .com explains how the University of Plymouth study showed that radishes absorbed plastic particles into their roots, leaves, and flesh: www.earth.com/news/plastic...

Plastics found inside vegetable tissues for the first time, raising new food safety concerns

Nanoplastics from plastic pollution can enter vegetables, raising new concerns about food safety, human health, and environmental impacts.

www.earth.com

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 17d

A new study published this month shows that free-range eggs from five continents contain some of the world’s highest levels of highly toxic chemicals, including substances banned globally and others under consideration for global regulations.

Learn more here: ipen.org/news/new-stu...

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IPEN: toxics-free @toxicsfree.bsky.social · 18d

This webinar discussion will bring together stakeholders from government, civil society, industry, and international organisations to share examples of successful events held during previous International Lead Poisoning Prevention Weeks, encouraging discussion for this year's week of action.