Climate Change
Q&A: Everyday Plastics Are Making Us Sick—and Costing Us $250 Billion a Year in Healthcare
Exposure to plastics contributes to cancers, obesity, endocrine disruption,and impaired cognitive function, among a host of issues. Here’s what you can do about it—and the worst types of plastics to avoid.
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by host Steve Curwood with Dr. Leonardo Trasande, director of New York University’s Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards.
Q&A: Everyday Plastics Are Making Us Sick—and Costing Us $250 Billion a Year in Healthcare