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What we're doing Right
Searching for a substitute
15th March 2010
Polycarbonate plastics made with bisphenol-a (BPA) have a myriad number of uses for good reason. Hard, clear, heat and shatter-resistant, they are invaluable – but also controversial. So chemists are cleverly crafting alternatives.
Why it matters
Food packaging chemical linked to heart disease, cancer
18th January 2010
American regulatory agency joins Canada with concerns over safety of bisphenol-A
What we're doing Wrong
Plastic unfantastic
9th December 2009
In order to change the way we use plastics we need to change the way we think about them: remarkable and valuable, rather than cheap and disposable
Why it matters
Editorial: Toxic planet
1st October 2009
Melting ice-caps and rising sea-levels tell us the writing is on the wall. But the poisons in our bodies tell us that it is also written in our blood. The air, water, land – and consequently our bodies – are suffused with deadly chemicals. The solution to toxic pollution, like climate change, is not technology but sustainability.
Why it matters
Is plastic killing us? It’s a chemical controversy
5th November 2005
Could a chemical found in the lining of tin cans, plastic water bottles and baby toys mimic estrogen and affect our health?