Toxic-Free Future

From Sandee LaMotte at CNN - our new peer-reviewed study on toxic flame retardants in recycled #plastics: “We need government and corporate policies that restrict the use of these harmful chemicals like flame retardants and hazardous plastics so that we can safely recycle items without worrying about chemical contamination and our health.” https://lnkd.in/gqtXcyAG

🍣 Toxic chemicals in your plastic take-out sushi tray?! Our new peer-reviewed study found toxic flame retardants in black plastic household products including food containers, kitchen utensils, toys, and more. ❓ How did toxic flame retardants, used in electronics, end up in products like black plastic spatulas? 📺 Since electronics are widely recycled, it's likely that these dangerous chemicals are a result of the dirty #plastic #recycling of e-waste. Toxic flame retardants are linked to cancer, endocrine disruption, neurotoxicity, and reproductive and developmental toxicity. 👶 Finding flame retardants in plastic toys and food-contact items is especially worrisome because studies have shown these chemicals can leach out of kitchen utensils into food, as well as children’s saliva through mouthing of toys. 🍼 Toxic flame retardant chemicals were found in 85% of analyzed plastic products, including the banned substance deca-BDE and its replacements, which were also recently detected in breast milk. To solve this problem, we need strong state and federal laws to ban dangerous chemicals and plastics! https://lnkd.in/geVtHmrd

Toxic-Free Future is the proud recipient of a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safer Choice Partner of the Year award! Safer Choice certified products can't contain carcinogens, reproductive toxins, brain-damaging chemicals, or chemicals that harm aquatic life. We're thrilled to be recognized as an outstanding supporter of this important program! https://lnkd.in/gqWPPNFn

"The event in Ohio is the latest devastating result of using cancer-causing styrene to make plastic for everything from packaging to electronics." We must stop making and transporting chemicals like styrene and vinyl chloride, used to produce #plastics! https://lnkd.in/dvcBZvF6

Toxic-Free Future is looking for a Science Director to join our dynamic, passionate, creative team that is changing the world! As our Science Director, you will spearhead the organization’s national science program, which is the backbone of our organization and integral to our success. Learn more and apply today! #jobalert #jobopening #hiring https://lnkd.in/gWdDNRHD

Daren Gamble’s community was destroyed when #vinylchloride, used to make #PVC plastic, burned in the Ohio rail disaster. But retailers like The Home Depot continue to sell PVC in products like flooring, siding, and packaging, putting other communities at risk. As the world’s largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot can help transform the marketplace away from toxic PVC and towards safer solutions. 🛠️ Tell The Home Depot: Build a safer future and ban this #PoisonPlastic! #MindTheStore #vinylchloride https://lnkd.in/gHty9y_k

Join us this Thursday (9/19) for a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) webinar on the #SaferChoice for cleaning! Learn how the Safer Choice program increases access to cleaning products and other products made with safer ingredients. Hope to see you there! https://lnkd.in/gkukK-p2 

If you’re a new parent like Daniel, our organizing manager, you probably know a thing or two about laundry!   But did you know that laundry detergent and other cleaning products can contain chemicals that disrupt hormones, cause skin allergies, and harm aquatic life? To avoid these chemicals, look for the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Safer Choice label, a proven certification on products that ensures they are safe for the environment and for humans. Read Daniel's new blog about how he's incorporated Safer Choice products into his laundry routine! #SaferChoice   https://lnkd.in/gTys9d4x

Tell your senator to require the military to purchase US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safer Choice cleaning products in the 2025 NDAA. Purchasing products that use safer chemicals would protect service members and their families and help to jumpstart the market for safer products! #SaferChoice https://lnkd.in/gUzbG6uG 

Packing your college-age kids off to school? Load them up with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) #SaferChoice laundry detergent and cleaning supplies, as well as PFAS-free bedding and cookware to reduce your college student’s exposure to toxic chemicals in their dorm room! https://lnkd.in/gfFHA9_x