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Single-Use Poison

Single-Use Poison

We’re surrounded by plastics everywhere, all the time. And single-use plastics? They’re not only creating a pollution crisis; they are contributing to the climate crisis as well.

Microplastics in particular are a cocktail of toxicity, containing at least 10,000 different chemicals, many of which are linked to diseases including diabetes and cancer. And yet more plastic waste is being produced than ever before.

On today’s show journalist Matt Simon offers real, actionable solutions to combat the growing plastic crisis.

 

Here’s a preview:

[4:00] What emerging research says into the effects of microplastics on human health

[13:00] Thoughts on BPA, PFAS, and other “regrettable substitutions”

[17:00] An update on the state of plastics regulation in the US

[21:30] New moms, listen up! The #1 way to reduce your baby’s exposure to micro- and nanoplastics

[24:00] Research-backed ways to combat the microplastics problem in your home

 

 

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Microplastics are a cocktail of toxicity, containing at least 10,000 different chemicals, many of which are linked to diseases including diabetes and cancer. And yet more plastic waste is being produced than ever before. On this episode of the Sustainable Minimalists podcast: real, actionable solutions to combat the growing plastic crisis.

 

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In a world that constantly tells us that new is better, our relentless pursuit of material wealth is costing us money, time and happiness. Worse, when we define ourselves by what we own rather than who we are, we reduce our lives to a single, superficial dimension.

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