Between 2016 and 2024, the
amount of microplastics and nanoplastics found by
researchers in human brains increased by about
50%.
This is incredibly
alarming. Nanoplastics are small enough to
travel from our food, drinks, and environment into our
cells, bloodstreams, and organs. Many of the ones found
in this study came from the material that is used in
plastic packaging, bags, and drink
bottles.
Additionally, plastics are
manufactured using a variety of chemicals, and are
themselves made out of fossil fuels. Plastics deposited in
our bodies have been linked to cellular and endocrine
disruption. This is what is
now lodged inside our bodies, and they don't
disappear. The particles just build up more
and more inside our systems.
We cannot wait to act for our
health and safety any longer. Join us in
demanding major grocery chains like Walmart, Kroger,
Costco, and Whole Foods stop carrying products packaged
in plastic that's invading our bodies and brains!
No generation has faced the level of pollution
we are facing, but alternatives to plastic exist, and
it's time to push the industry in the right
direction.
Sign the petition to urge these
grocery store chains to take action and commit to
zero-plastic
packaging!
