How Plastics Threaten Human Health From ‘Cradle to Grave’

 EcoWatch -Plastics harm human health at all stages of the life cycle, a first-of-its-kind study has found. The Minderoo-Monaco Commission on Plastics and Human Health, published in the Annals of Global Health March 21, revealed the extent to which plastics harm those that interact with them, from the unique lung diseases suffered by coal miners to the recycling plant workers who are at greater risk for heart disease, toxic metal poisoning, neuropathy and lung cancer. 

“These findings put us on an unequivocal path to demand the banning or severely restricting of unnecessary, avoidable, and problematic plastic items, many of which contain hazardous chemicals with links to horrific harm to people and the planet,” study co-author and Minderroo Foundation Head of Plastics and Human Health Professor Sarah Dunlop said in a press release.