023: #BreakFreeFromPlastic through Corporate Accountability with Shilpi Chhotray
11/29/19 • 10 min
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Have you ever thought about what materials your ketchup sachet was made of? Or even thought of what this type of packaging may do to your health?
In today's episode, we are joined by Shilpi Chhotray from the UNWRAPPED Conference. She shares with us the huge problem that comes from sachet packaging and how it is being used by various companies for multiple products.
Join us as we discuss this problem and the possible actions we can take to counter and modify Corporate Accountability and make sure it is translated Globally in order to reduce the use of single-use plastics and make a positive impact.
In this Episode, We Discuss:
- Reducing the use of single-use plastic packaging
- Corporate accountability and The Global Waste Trade
- A Summary of what Shilpi learned at the UNWRAPPED Conference
Get to know Shilpi Chhotray:
Shilpi Chhotray is a senior Communications Officer for the Break Free From Plastic global movement. #Breakfreefromplastic is a global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution, by demanding a massive reduction in single-use plastics and to push for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.
Know more about the break free from plastic movement:
Break Free From Plastic Website
Break Free From Plastic Newsletters
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Have you ever thought about what materials your ketchup sachet was made of? Or even thought of what this type of packaging may do to your health?
In today's episode, we are joined by Shilpi Chhotray from the UNWRAPPED Conference. She shares with us the huge problem that comes from sachet packaging and how it is being used by various companies for multiple products.
Join us as we discuss this problem and the possible actions we can take to counter and modify Corporate Accountability and make sure it is translated Globally in order to reduce the use of single-use plastics and make a positive impact.
In this Episode, We Discuss:
- Reducing the use of single-use plastic packaging
- Corporate accountability and The Global Waste Trade
- A Summary of what Shilpi learned at the UNWRAPPED Conference
Get to know Shilpi Chhotray:
Shilpi Chhotray is a senior Communications Officer for the Break Free From Plastic global movement. #Breakfreefromplastic is a global movement envisioning a future free from plastic pollution, by demanding a massive reduction in single-use plastics and to push for lasting solutions to the plastic pollution crisis.
Know more about the break free from plastic movement:
Break Free From Plastic Website
Break Free From Plastic Newsletters
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022: What we know about Plastic with Dr. Martin Wagner
Microplastics are everywhere, from the shirt that you use, the food that you eat, and even in the air that you breathe in.
In this episode, We interview Dr. Martin Wagner from the UNWRAPPED Conference as he debunks claims on microplastics and educates us about the research around Microplastics and Nano plastics.
Dr. Martin Wagner is a professor of biology at Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He talks about how plastic pollution is everywhere and how we need to start acting on it. He also mentions how there are so many Toxic chemicals in plastic and how we should come up with a more systemic change towards our plastics problem.
In this Episode, We Discuss:
- Microplastics, Nano plastics, and Microfibers
- Research about Plastics
- Toxic Chemicals in Plastics
Get to know Dr. Martin Wagner:
Dr. Martin Wagner is a biologist interested in studying what plastics and other synthetic agents. To achieve this, he is working at the interface of mechanistic toxicology, exposure science, non-target chemical analysis, and environmental health.
To know more about Dr. Martin Wagner and his work, you can follow him on Twitter.
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024: Dangers of Plastic Food Packaging with Dr. Jane Muncke
Plastic food packaging indeed protects our food but it can also be the source of chemical food contamination and increased risk in health. We don’t know every material used in making these packaging and this knowledge gap can actually hurt us.
Join me in this episode as we unfold the different packaging materials and chemicals that touch our food with Dr. Jane Muncke, the Managing Director and Chief Scientific Officer of the Food Packaging Forum.
In this conversation, she talks about the different packaging materials that are used to package food. She also explains the chemical migration in our food packaging, how plastic is made, what materials are considered safe that could pass the toxicology tests, and many more!
In this Episode, We Discuss:
- Different materials used in food packaging
- The known unknowns
- The chemical migration in our food packaging
- Single-use and reusables
- Plastic materials that could pass the toxicology test
Get to know Jane Muncke:
Dr. Jane holds a doctorate degree in environmental toxicology and an MSc in environmental science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.
She currently works as a Managing Director at the Food Packaging Forum, a science communication organization that provides independent and balanced information on issues related to food packaging and health. She is a full scientific member of the Society of Toxicology, the American Chemical Society, the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and the Endocrine Society.
You can learn more about Dr. Jane’s work and achievements here.
References from this episode:
- Food Packaging Forum
- Subscribe here and stay up to date with the Food Packaging Forum’s newsletter and read about the latest news and scientific research!
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