Chloe Alexander
@chlalexander.bsky.social
Policy & Advocacy Lead (Chemicals) at Wildlife & Countryside Link
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UK waters are reeling from #nurdle & #biobead spills 🌊
Both are #microplastics and both are too often spilled into the environment. But they come from different industries.
Our new blog explores the key differences 👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/news/uk-reel...
📸 C Buckingham & Clacton litter pickers
Both are #microplastics and both are too often spilled into the environment. But they come from different industries.
Our new blog explores the key differences 👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/news/uk-reel...
📸 C Buckingham & Clacton litter pickers
November 21, 2025 at 10:40 AM
UK waters are reeling from #nurdle & #biobead spills 🌊
Both are #microplastics and both are too often spilled into the environment. But they come from different industries.
Our new blog explores the key differences 👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/news/uk-reel...
📸 C Buckingham & Clacton litter pickers
Both are #microplastics and both are too often spilled into the environment. But they come from different industries.
Our new blog explores the key differences 👉 www.nurdlehunt.org.uk/news/uk-reel...
📸 C Buckingham & Clacton litter pickers
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📄 Alongside 10 other health and environment charities we have written to the Govt urging it to match the EU’s new Toy Safety Regulation
🌍Restricting harmful chemicals in toys is vital for protecting both children and nature from harmful chemicals
💚 Read the letter here: tinyurl.com/5ckcct8f
🌍Restricting harmful chemicals in toys is vital for protecting both children and nature from harmful chemicals
💚 Read the letter here: tinyurl.com/5ckcct8f
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
📄 Alongside 10 other health and environment charities we have written to the Govt urging it to match the EU’s new Toy Safety Regulation
🌍Restricting harmful chemicals in toys is vital for protecting both children and nature from harmful chemicals
💚 Read the letter here: tinyurl.com/5ckcct8f
🌍Restricting harmful chemicals in toys is vital for protecting both children and nature from harmful chemicals
💚 Read the letter here: tinyurl.com/5ckcct8f
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🚨The UK is falling behind the EU on environmental rules🚨
Key example 👉 UK chemical protections are falling behind the EU’s, and are under threat from Brexit rollback
Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Key example 👉 UK chemical protections are falling behind the EU’s, and are under threat from Brexit rollback
Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK falling behind EU on environmental rules amid post-Brexit rollback
Exclusive: Labour ministers choosing to weaken green protections inherited from the bloc, analysis reveals
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
🚨The UK is falling behind the EU on environmental rules🚨
Key example 👉 UK chemical protections are falling behind the EU’s, and are under threat from Brexit rollback
Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Key example 👉 UK chemical protections are falling behind the EU’s, and are under threat from Brexit rollback
Read more: www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨UK Government publishes restriction proposal on #PFAS in firefighting foams. 🚨
CHEM Trust welcomes:
✅ use of the OECD PFAS definition, to cover PFAS as a group
✅ the similarity of this restriction to the EU ban on PFAS in firefighting foam
Read more 👉 lnkd.in/eW2V5G3t
CHEM Trust welcomes:
✅ use of the OECD PFAS definition, to cover PFAS as a group
✅ the similarity of this restriction to the EU ban on PFAS in firefighting foam
Read more 👉 lnkd.in/eW2V5G3t
August 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🚨UK Government publishes restriction proposal on #PFAS in firefighting foams. 🚨
CHEM Trust welcomes:
✅ use of the OECD PFAS definition, to cover PFAS as a group
✅ the similarity of this restriction to the EU ban on PFAS in firefighting foam
Read more 👉 lnkd.in/eW2V5G3t
CHEM Trust welcomes:
✅ use of the OECD PFAS definition, to cover PFAS as a group
✅ the similarity of this restriction to the EU ban on PFAS in firefighting foam
Read more 👉 lnkd.in/eW2V5G3t
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Want to import toxic chemicals into Britain with scant scrutiny? Labour says: go right ahead | George Monbiot
Want to import toxic chemicals into Britain with scant scrutiny? Labour says: go right ahead | George Monbiot
Jacob Rees-Mogg’s Tory fantasy of a post-Brexit bonfire of regulations is coming true. Our bodies and ecosystems will pay the price, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Want to import toxic chemicals into Britain with scant scrutiny? Labour says: go right ahead | George Monbiot
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🇪🇺🇬🇧A new report published last week sets out the case for better cooperation with the EU on the environment.
This includes aligning with the EU where it has adopted higher standards, such as on chemicals safety laws.
Sign their petition ⬇️
This includes aligning with the EU where it has adopted higher standards, such as on chemicals safety laws.
Sign their petition ⬇️
A New Agenda for UK–EU Energy, Climate, and Environment Cooperation
The Environment Partnership Report 2025 sets out how UK–EU cooperation can cut energy bills, protect health, and tackle the climate crisis.
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July 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
🇪🇺🇬🇧A new report published last week sets out the case for better cooperation with the EU on the environment.
This includes aligning with the EU where it has adopted higher standards, such as on chemicals safety laws.
Sign their petition ⬇️
This includes aligning with the EU where it has adopted higher standards, such as on chemicals safety laws.
Sign their petition ⬇️
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We all benefit from a clean and healthy environment 🌱
Health and environment organisations in the EU and UK are urging leaders on both sides of the channel to include closer environmental cooperation as part of reset discussions 🇪🇺🇬🇧
Read the letter ➡️ chemtrust.org/wp-content/u...
Health and environment organisations in the EU and UK are urging leaders on both sides of the channel to include closer environmental cooperation as part of reset discussions 🇪🇺🇬🇧
Read the letter ➡️ chemtrust.org/wp-content/u...
April 30, 2025 at 7:17 AM
We all benefit from a clean and healthy environment 🌱
Health and environment organisations in the EU and UK are urging leaders on both sides of the channel to include closer environmental cooperation as part of reset discussions 🇪🇺🇬🇧
Read the letter ➡️ chemtrust.org/wp-content/u...
Health and environment organisations in the EU and UK are urging leaders on both sides of the channel to include closer environmental cooperation as part of reset discussions 🇪🇺🇬🇧
Read the letter ➡️ chemtrust.org/wp-content/u...
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The EU chemical regulation policy is very far from perfect. The European Environmental Bureau highlights it takes weeks to get a chemical registered for use in Europe, then decades to fully safety check that chemical. But the UK is falling behind even that.
eeb.org/need-for-spe...
eeb.org/need-for-spe...
April 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The EU chemical regulation policy is very far from perfect. The European Environmental Bureau highlights it takes weeks to get a chemical registered for use in Europe, then decades to fully safety check that chemical. But the UK is falling behind even that.
eeb.org/need-for-spe...
eeb.org/need-for-spe...
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@chemtrust.bsky.social 's @chlalexander.bsky.social has said its "not clear" if the £40m saving for companies will result in a shortfall in funding for chemicals regulator HSE.
Slashed UK REACH fees with ‘winners and losers’ come into force
New legislation which cuts fees for registering under the UK’s post-Brexit chemicals regulation regime has come into force today, but commentators have warned that there will be ‘winners and losers’.....
www.endsreport.com
April 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
@chemtrust.bsky.social 's @chlalexander.bsky.social has said its "not clear" if the £40m saving for companies will result in a shortfall in funding for chemicals regulator HSE.
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The EU has banned BPA and other harmful bisphenols in certain food contact materials.
We need the UK to follow suit and protect citizens here from the extensive health impacts linked to these chemicals.
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We need the UK to follow suit and protect citizens here from the extensive health impacts linked to these chemicals.
buff.ly/4bfGqZK
The UK’s approach to bisphenols in food packaging isn’t cutting the mustard
Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that has long been known to harm human and wildlife health by interfering with our sensitive endocrine system). Exposure to BPA is connected to extensive health impacts...
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February 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The EU has banned BPA and other harmful bisphenols in certain food contact materials.
We need the UK to follow suit and protect citizens here from the extensive health impacts linked to these chemicals.
buff.ly/4bfGqZK
We need the UK to follow suit and protect citizens here from the extensive health impacts linked to these chemicals.
buff.ly/4bfGqZK
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👏 Great news!
🇫🇷 Today French MPs voted to #BanPFAS from consumer products like clothing and cosmetics.
Over 140,000 citizens called on their MPs to back the ban & this is a huge win for the protection of people’s health & environment in France.
More in our news story: buff.ly/4bb9Vfb
🇫🇷 Today French MPs voted to #BanPFAS from consumer products like clothing and cosmetics.
Over 140,000 citizens called on their MPs to back the ban & this is a huge win for the protection of people’s health & environment in France.
More in our news story: buff.ly/4bb9Vfb
February 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
👏 Great news!
🇫🇷 Today French MPs voted to #BanPFAS from consumer products like clothing and cosmetics.
Over 140,000 citizens called on their MPs to back the ban & this is a huge win for the protection of people’s health & environment in France.
More in our news story: buff.ly/4bb9Vfb
🇫🇷 Today French MPs voted to #BanPFAS from consumer products like clothing and cosmetics.
Over 140,000 citizens called on their MPs to back the ban & this is a huge win for the protection of people’s health & environment in France.
More in our news story: buff.ly/4bb9Vfb