Toxic-Free Future

05/26/2026

PVC and PVDC packaging, made from cancer-causing chemicals, threatens public health and the environment throughout its lifecycle.
Washington state can act now to reduce toxic PVC in food packaging—but is proposing to wait five years.
Tell Washington Department of Ecology: act now to prevent unnecessary exposure to harmful chemicals!
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05/22/2026

From Earthjustice: A federal court just told U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to go back and redo its weak rule on decaBDE, a toxic flame retardant tied to serious health harms to children’s brains and reproductive and immune systems.

Weak chemical policies put families, workers, and communities at risk.

We need safer products free from toxic chemicals like decaBDE. EPA must protect our health, not protect the chemical industry.

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05/21/2026

Pressure continues to grow on The Home Depot to address toxic PVC plastic.

Leading up to today’s shareholder meeting, frontline communities, public health advocates, and investors at As You Sow and Domini Impact Investments called on the company to phase out PVC, the “poison plastic” linked to toxic pollution and serious health harms.

The Home Depot has already shown progress is possible by removing PVC from private-label packaging. But the company still hasn’t committed to eliminating PVC from its brand-name packaging and products sold in stores.

Join the call for safer materials and corporate accountability. Take action at the link in comments!

05/18/2026

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposal to roll back protections from toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” in drinking water puts the interests of the chemical industry ahead of the health of families and communities.

PFAS are linked to serious health harms including cancer, immune system damage, and developmental risks. People should not have to worry that the water coming from their tap could make them sick.

EPA’s job is to protect public health, not weaken safeguards from dangerous chemicals that contaminate drinking water across the country.

Read our statement at the link in comments.

05/15/2026

Washington banned toxic bisphenols in receipts. Now more retailers are stepping up.

Our updated survey shows that more major corporations, including Lowe's Home Improvement, and Albertsons Companies, have now eliminated bisphenols from receipt paper, joining leaders like CVS Health and TJX.

This is what prevention-based policy looks like. Strong rules protect people and drive safer solutions across the marketplace.

Shoppers and retail workers should not be exposed to hormone-disrupting chemicals just for handling a receipt. Washington proved we can do better and retailers are following.

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05/14/2026

PVC and PVDC packaging, made from cancer-causing chemicals, threatens public health and the environment throughout its lifecycle.

Washington state can act now to reduce toxic PVC in food packaging—but is proposing to wait five years.

Tell Washington Department of Ecology: act now to prevent unnecessary exposure to harmful chemicals!

Take action at the link in comments.

05/12/2026

Plastic packaging is not just a waste problem. It is a human health problem.

That's why Toxic-Free Future was in Albany with Beyond Plastics, urging New York lawmakers to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act (PRRIA).

We support health-first, prevention-based policies like PRRIA because the best way to protect people is to cut toxic chemicals and plastics at the source.

Stronger policies can reduce harmful exposures before they happen, hold companies accountable for the materials they put into our homes and communities, and help shift the marketplace toward safer solutions.

05/07/2026

As we approach The Home Depot's annual shareholder meeting on May 21, frontline leaders from across the country are calling on The Home Depot to lead the industry away from toxic PVC plastic.

Many of the advocates pictured live with the daily consequences of vinyl production and disposal, from polluted air and water in their communities to serious illnesses like cancer that may be linked to chemical exposure.

Safer alternatives to PVC already exist. To protect the health of these frontline communities, The Home Depot must restrict PVC in its packaging and lead the industry toward safer alternatives!

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05/06/2026

🔬Toxic chemicals used in plastics and everyday products are showing up in breast milk.

The study, by Toxic-Free Future, Seattle Children's Research Institute and others, detected endocrine-disrupting plastic chemicals including bisphenols, melamine, and triclosan in breast milk samples.

Breast milk remains an important and healthy nutrition source for infants when possible, and this study adds evidence that the sources of these chemical exposures require urgent action.

These findings point to a troubling reality: the chemical industry is making large volumes of these chemicals that contaminate food, water, and people. The pollution is being passed onto babies through breast milk, and it doesn’t have to be this way.

The chemical industry is allowed to make harmful endocrine-disrupting chemicals that companies put into products we rely on every day, leading to widespread, preventable exposures like those found in our study. We need less plastic and more safer solutions.

Right now, the chemical industry is lobbying Congress to roll back basic health protections on chemicals.

This is a clear call to action: Congress must protect our health and prevent the rollback of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), our nation’s primary chemical safety law.

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New testing found BPA, BPS, melamine, cyanuric acid, and triclosan in breast milk samples, pointing to widespread exposure from everyday products and materials.

05/05/2026

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We shouldn’t have to worry that everyday products could harm our health. Yet toxic chemicals are still found in products and places we encounter every day, from plastics and personal care products to our water and air.

These exposures are linked to fertility challenges, hormone disruption, and serious disease.

Toxic-Free Future works to stop these chemicals at the source through safer products, stronger policies, and corporate accountability.

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