Just in case we still had any doubts... --> A new study found that plastics cause wide-ranging health issues from cancer to birth defects.

Published in the medical journal Annals of Global Health, the article states that “Plastics’ harms are further magnified by low rates of recovery and recycling and by the long persistence of plastic waste in the environment.”

Protecting people and the environment is exactly why ISLANDS works on preventing plastic pollution and supporting plastic recycling and management practices in SIDS.