Chemicals - things we can do

Tell decision makers you want action on chemicals, tell them you are concerned about glyphosate, tell supermarkets you want action on refrigeration.  

The chemicals we use in our homes can affect our health in a number of ways.  

Every year in the UK, more than 4.3 billion disposable menstrual products are used.

Glyphosate is found in many weedkillers and could have a negative impact on human health and the environment, including honeybees. 

Make sure you take your old or unused medicines back to your local pharmacy for proper disposal rather than flushing them down the loo or sending them to landfill. 

Reducing our consumption of plastic products, fertilisers, clothes and detergents etc, not only can we reduce the amount of harmful chemicals we use but we can also help reduce our climate emissions.

If you are a keen gardener, or even just an occasional weekend gardener then try to avoid buying non organic fertilisers from the garden centre.  

The humble till receipt has been the focus of increasing concern due to the large amounts of trees cut down for them and also for the chemicals used on them.

Cigarettes are not just awful for your health and your wallet, they are the most littered item in the world.

A staggering 50 million litres of the 320 million litres of paint sold in the UK each year apparently gets wasted.

Watch a video about how polar bears are victims of Europe's pollution.