Olga Speranskaya
@olgahej.bsky.social
Co-founder and co-director at Health and Environment Justice Support (HEJSupport) Committed to a toxic-free future, environment and health justice. Goldman Environmental Prize 2009 and UNEP Champion of the Earth (2011). PhD (Physics). https://hej-support.o
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Have you heard about Plastic Credits? 🤔 It's where companies provide funding for waste collection initiatives to “offset” their plastic footprint.
Real solutions begin with reduction, not compensation.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticCredits
Real solutions begin with reduction, not compensation.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticCredits
October 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Have you heard about Plastic Credits? 🤔 It's where companies provide funding for waste collection initiatives to “offset” their plastic footprint.
Real solutions begin with reduction, not compensation.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticCredits
Real solutions begin with reduction, not compensation.
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #PlasticCredits
Plastics are not just waste — they’re a toxic and climate threat. #EECCA countries need strong, coordinated action on waste, #SUPs, plastic production reduction, health & chemicals. #PlasticsTreaty @brsmeas #ClimateAction Read new @HEJ_Support report: hej-support.org/plastic-eecc...
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October 17, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Plastics are not just waste — they’re a toxic and climate threat. #EECCA countries need strong, coordinated action on waste, #SUPs, plastic production reduction, health & chemicals. #PlasticsTreaty @brsmeas #ClimateAction Read new @HEJ_Support report: hej-support.org/plastic-eecc...
To protect people's health, #PlasticsTreaty should regulate and finally ban harmful chemicals that can be released at any stage of the plastic life cycle, from production to #recycling and disposal @toxicsfree.bsky.social @hejsupport.bsky.social @ssnc.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org
In a few days, Global #PlasticsTreaty negotiations will resume.
📣 Message your country’s Minister leading the negotiations to demand a strong Plastics Treaty:
http://breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty-contact-your-minister
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #INC52
📣 Message your country’s Minister leading the negotiations to demand a strong Plastics Treaty:
http://breakfreefromplastic.org/plastics-treaty-contact-your-minister
#BreakFreeFromPlastic #BeatPlasticPollution #INC52
July 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
To protect people's health, #PlasticsTreaty should regulate and finally ban harmful chemicals that can be released at any stage of the plastic life cycle, from production to #recycling and disposal @toxicsfree.bsky.social @hejsupport.bsky.social @ssnc.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org
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💡How do toxins affect us? With over 350,000 chemicals existing, many harm our health and the planet
🎧 Tune in to HEJSupport's podcast for expert insights!
Listen here 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
#ToxicFreeFuture #SustainableTextiles #HealthJustice
🎧 Tune in to HEJSupport's podcast for expert insights!
Listen here 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
#ToxicFreeFuture #SustainableTextiles #HealthJustice
Building a world without toxins - Real life stories
Non-Profit Podcast · How do toxins affect our lives, and what can we do about it? There are around 350.000 chemicals on the market; many of them are in the products we use, and many are harmful to our...
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July 25, 2025 at 10:24 AM
💡How do toxins affect us? With over 350,000 chemicals existing, many harm our health and the planet
🎧 Tune in to HEJSupport's podcast for expert insights!
Listen here 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
#ToxicFreeFuture #SustainableTextiles #HealthJustice
🎧 Tune in to HEJSupport's podcast for expert insights!
Listen here 👉 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
#ToxicFreeFuture #SustainableTextiles #HealthJustice
#PFAS are raining down on #GreatLakes and accumulating in the most vital freshwater supply. Air, rain & runoff all play a role. Time for class‑wide regulation, cross-border action, stricter limits @hejsupport.bsky.social @toxicsfree.bsky.social newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202...
PFAS in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River | CBC News
Toxic chemicals are flowing into the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River — and they’re showing up in drinking water.
newsinteractives.cbc.ca
July 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
#PFAS are raining down on #GreatLakes and accumulating in the most vital freshwater supply. Air, rain & runoff all play a role. Time for class‑wide regulation, cross-border action, stricter limits @hejsupport.bsky.social @toxicsfree.bsky.social newsinteractives.cbc.ca/features/202...
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👕 The textile industry uses over 1,600 toxic chemicals in dyeing, contributing to 20% of global water pollution 🌍 Join us in making a difference!
Support sustainable textiles at HEJSupport: 👉 hej-support.org
#SustainableFashion #ToxicFreeFuture #PlasticFreeJuly
Support sustainable textiles at HEJSupport: 👉 hej-support.org
#SustainableFashion #ToxicFreeFuture #PlasticFreeJuly
July 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
👕 The textile industry uses over 1,600 toxic chemicals in dyeing, contributing to 20% of global water pollution 🌍 Join us in making a difference!
Support sustainable textiles at HEJSupport: 👉 hej-support.org
#SustainableFashion #ToxicFreeFuture #PlasticFreeJuly
Support sustainable textiles at HEJSupport: 👉 hej-support.org
#SustainableFashion #ToxicFreeFuture #PlasticFreeJuly
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🧪 Plastics are full of hidden toxic chemicals
This #PlasticFreeJuly, learn how they affect your health 🌍
🎓 Take HEJSupport's FREE online course: 👉 hej-support.org/online-courses…
#ToxicFreeFuture #PlasticFree #EnvironmentalHealth #EndPlasticPollution
This #PlasticFreeJuly, learn how they affect your health 🌍
🎓 Take HEJSupport's FREE online course: 👉 hej-support.org/online-courses…
#ToxicFreeFuture #PlasticFree #EnvironmentalHealth #EndPlasticPollution
July 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🧪 Plastics are full of hidden toxic chemicals
This #PlasticFreeJuly, learn how they affect your health 🌍
🎓 Take HEJSupport's FREE online course: 👉 hej-support.org/online-courses…
#ToxicFreeFuture #PlasticFree #EnvironmentalHealth #EndPlasticPollution
This #PlasticFreeJuly, learn how they affect your health 🌍
🎓 Take HEJSupport's FREE online course: 👉 hej-support.org/online-courses…
#ToxicFreeFuture #PlasticFree #EnvironmentalHealth #EndPlasticPollution
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Over 60% of clothes are plastic-based. Washing them releases microplastics. Choose natural fibers like cotton, linen & hemp! What natural fibers do you prefer? #SustainableFashion #PlasticsTreaty #PlasticFreeJuly #PlasticPollution sustainfashion.info
Sustainable Fashion – Everything you want to know about the sustainability of the textile and fashion industry
sustainfashion.info
July 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Over 60% of clothes are plastic-based. Washing them releases microplastics. Choose natural fibers like cotton, linen & hemp! What natural fibers do you prefer? #SustainableFashion #PlasticsTreaty #PlasticFreeJuly #PlasticPollution sustainfashion.info
Ahead of the Aug 2025 #PlasticsTreaty talks, delegates must act on @who.int @toxicsfree.bsky.social @hejsupport.bsky.social health&environment concerns in the treaty.
That means:
✅ Cap production
✅ Ban toxics
✅ Ensure accountability
✅ Reject broad exemptions
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
That means:
✅ Cap production
✅ Ban toxics
✅ Ensure accountability
✅ Reject broad exemptions
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Negotiating the plastics treaty to protect health and the environment
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
July 9, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Ahead of the Aug 2025 #PlasticsTreaty talks, delegates must act on @who.int @toxicsfree.bsky.social @hejsupport.bsky.social health&environment concerns in the treaty.
That means:
✅ Cap production
✅ Ban toxics
✅ Ensure accountability
✅ Reject broad exemptions
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
That means:
✅ Cap production
✅ Ban toxics
✅ Ensure accountability
✅ Reject broad exemptions
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Indonesians are more exposed to microplastics than any other population, with 94% of fish sampled from Jakarta Bay laced with tiny plastic fragments @hejsupport.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org @oceanconservancy.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social #PlasticsTreaty www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insider/...
Plastic for dinner? Why Southeast Asians may have the most microplastics in their bodies
Microplastics have permeated the region’s food chain, hitting countries like Indonesia and the Philippines the hardest. The programme Insight looks at the health risks and what is being done to boot p...
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July 7, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Indonesians are more exposed to microplastics than any other population, with 94% of fish sampled from Jakarta Bay laced with tiny plastic fragments @hejsupport.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org @oceanconservancy.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social #PlasticsTreaty www.channelnewsasia.com/cna-insider/...
Sludge, a mix of human and industrial waste from wastewater treatment, is often spread on farmland as “biosolid” fertilizer because it’s rich in plant nutrients. However, it also contains #PFAS, making this a significant source of environmental and food chain contamination
A new U.S. study finds that sewage treatment plants and sludge-spreading farms are significant sources of #PFAS. 95% of downstream water tests show elevated levels, posing cancer, liver, birth‑defect & immune risks @chemsec.bsky.social @chemtrusteurope.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Landmark US study reveals sewage sludge and wastewater plants tied to Pfas pollution
New study finds troubling levels of Pfas near wastewater plants and sludge sites in 19 states
www.theguardian.com
July 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Sludge, a mix of human and industrial waste from wastewater treatment, is often spread on farmland as “biosolid” fertilizer because it’s rich in plant nutrients. However, it also contains #PFAS, making this a significant source of environmental and food chain contamination
There are many activities you can choose from to go plastic-free. Check the ideas: www.beyondplastics.org/plastic-free... #PlasticFreeJuly @beyondplastics.bsky.social @hejsupport.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org
July 2, 2025 at 8:05 AM
There are many activities you can choose from to go plastic-free. Check the ideas: www.beyondplastics.org/plastic-free... #PlasticFreeJuly @beyondplastics.bsky.social @hejsupport.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org
Atmospheric #microplastics are a global pollutant transported across continents, inhaled by humans, and deposited in remote ecosystems. #PlasticsTreaty must explicitly address atmospheric pathways to be comprehensive www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Atmospheric microplastics must be addressed in the global plastics treaty | Cambridge Prisms: Plastics | Cambridge Core
Atmospheric microplastics must be addressed in the global plastics treaty - Volume 3
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June 27, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Atmospheric #microplastics are a global pollutant transported across continents, inhaled by humans, and deposited in remote ecosystems. #PlasticsTreaty must explicitly address atmospheric pathways to be comprehensive www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
#Transparency and #traceability of chemical info are key to implementing #GFC Targets D6, B1, B2 & B3, all focused on improving data availability across value chains @breakfreefromplastic.org #ChemandWaste #OEWG @hejsupport.bsky.social @chemsec.bsky.social @eeb.org
Today, June 26, at 3p.m. CET, join the hybrid side event on Transparency and Traceability Along Value Chains, organized within the framework of the #GFC #OEWG, which is currently taking place in Uruguay @chemsec.bsky.social @chemtrusteurope.bsky.social unep.webex.com/unep/j.php?M...
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June 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
#Transparency and #traceability of chemical info are key to implementing #GFC Targets D6, B1, B2 & B3, all focused on improving data availability across value chains @breakfreefromplastic.org #ChemandWaste #OEWG @hejsupport.bsky.social @chemsec.bsky.social @eeb.org
A coalition of leading scientists has issued a statement urging the scientific community to uphold the #OECD definition of #PFAS, which remains clear, robust, and widely accepted Read more at hej-support.org/eu-policy-ou...
Sign-on campaign: Preserving Scientific Integrity of PFAS Definition – EU Policy Outreach
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June 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
A coalition of leading scientists has issued a statement urging the scientific community to uphold the #OECD definition of #PFAS, which remains clear, robust, and widely accepted Read more at hej-support.org/eu-policy-ou...
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Our new paper, “Progressing with #GFC Implementation,” outlines how global stakeholders are advancing transparency and traceability of chemicals in products. A key step toward a toxics-free #circulareconomy Read more: www.globalchemicaltransparency.org/wp-content/u...
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June 13, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Our new paper, “Progressing with #GFC Implementation,” outlines how global stakeholders are advancing transparency and traceability of chemicals in products. A key step toward a toxics-free #circulareconomy Read more: www.globalchemicaltransparency.org/wp-content/u...
#ToxicBeauty creams containing #mercury are endangering lives in Sri Lanka—some with mercury levels 51,000x above the safe limit. Many have no batch numbers, leaving consumers in the dark #PublicHealth #RightToKnow @toxicsfree.bsky.social @chemsec.bsky.social @alexcaterbow.bsky.social
In Sri Lanka, high levels of mercury were found in many cosmetic products, which are typically sold in various stores. Experts caution against unregistered products and advocate for stricter regulations #ToxicBeauty @minamataMEA @toxicsfree.bsky.social slguardian.org/toxic-beauty...
Exclusive: Toxic Beauty Creams Threaten Millions in Sri Lanka
by Our Correspondent in Colombo A grave public health crisis is unfolding in Sri Lanka as the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has released a damning report exposing dozens of widely-used...
slguardian.org
June 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
#ToxicBeauty creams containing #mercury are endangering lives in Sri Lanka—some with mercury levels 51,000x above the safe limit. Many have no batch numbers, leaving consumers in the dark #PublicHealth #RightToKnow @toxicsfree.bsky.social @chemsec.bsky.social @alexcaterbow.bsky.social
Plastics are not just a pollution problem—they're a public health crisis. Roughly 5,000 chemicals found in plastics remain largely unstudied, leaving scientists in the dark about their potential toxicity and the health risks they may pose #PlasticsTreaty #transparency #RightToKnow #WHO #Humanhealth
Plastics are ubiquitous, and so are their toxic chemicals.
From hormone disruption to #microplastics in our bloodstream, the health impacts are significant. #PlasticsTreaty must prioritize chemical transparency and #humanhealth healthpolicy-watch.news/the-health-c...
From hormone disruption to #microplastics in our bloodstream, the health impacts are significant. #PlasticsTreaty must prioritize chemical transparency and #humanhealth healthpolicy-watch.news/the-health-c...
The Health Crisis That Could Make Or Break The UN Plastics Treaty - Health Policy Watch
When delegates gather for the final session of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) led talks in Geneva in August, known as INC-5.2, around 1.2 billion tonnes of unrecycled plastic waste will have been pro...
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June 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Plastics are not just a pollution problem—they're a public health crisis. Roughly 5,000 chemicals found in plastics remain largely unstudied, leaving scientists in the dark about their potential toxicity and the health risks they may pose #PlasticsTreaty #transparency #RightToKnow #WHO #Humanhealth
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▶️ Video Interview on gender and chemicals with Dr. Olga Speranskaya @olgahej.bsky.social (@Hejsupport.bsky.social) #GGKP @brsmeas
Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Q5...
Blog Article: Integrating Gender into Chemicals and Waste Management Read here: thegreenforum.org/blog/integra...
Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Q5...
Blog Article: Integrating Gender into Chemicals and Waste Management Read here: thegreenforum.org/blog/integra...
Series of NIP Dialogues. Why gender matters in chemicals management?
YouTube video by Green Growth Knowledge Partnership
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May 29, 2025 at 1:28 PM
▶️ Video Interview on gender and chemicals with Dr. Olga Speranskaya @olgahej.bsky.social (@Hejsupport.bsky.social) #GGKP @brsmeas
Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Q5...
Blog Article: Integrating Gender into Chemicals and Waste Management Read here: thegreenforum.org/blog/integra...
Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0Q5...
Blog Article: Integrating Gender into Chemicals and Waste Management Read here: thegreenforum.org/blog/integra...
@hejsupport.bsky.social side event on #transparency & #traceability of chemicals in products, held at #BRSCOP2025, examined the need for globally harmonized, legally binding systems to ensure transparency & traceability of hazardous substances, including in #plastics hej-support.org/why-is-it-im...
Why is it important to achieve transparency of information on chemicals in products?
A side event on the transparency and traceability of chemicals in products was held at the BRS COPs on May 7. It was organized by HEJSupport, SSNC, and groundWork South Africa, and moderated by Kei
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May 24, 2025 at 12:38 AM
@hejsupport.bsky.social side event on #transparency & #traceability of chemicals in products, held at #BRSCOP2025, examined the need for globally harmonized, legally binding systems to ensure transparency & traceability of hazardous substances, including in #plastics hej-support.org/why-is-it-im...
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The EU has voted to ban forever chemicals - PFAS - in firefighting foam.
PFAS-free foams are already available and in use so to keep using ones with PFAS is unnecessary.
But PFAS are everywhere - not just in firefighting foam. Now we need a full ban on all uses.
PFAS-free foams are already available and in use so to keep using ones with PFAS is unnecessary.
But PFAS are everywhere - not just in firefighting foam. Now we need a full ban on all uses.
May 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
The EU has voted to ban forever chemicals - PFAS - in firefighting foam.
PFAS-free foams are already available and in use so to keep using ones with PFAS is unnecessary.
But PFAS are everywhere - not just in firefighting foam. Now we need a full ban on all uses.
PFAS-free foams are already available and in use so to keep using ones with PFAS is unnecessary.
But PFAS are everywhere - not just in firefighting foam. Now we need a full ban on all uses.
Join @brsmeas #POPRC @SYKEint @HEJ_Support @ssnc_global @groundWorkSA at the @brsmeas side event "Chemical transparency information and its traceability in products and articles, with a focus on POPs and chemicals in plastics” on May 7, from 18:15 to 19:45, Room 2
April 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Join @brsmeas #POPRC @SYKEint @HEJ_Support @ssnc_global @groundWorkSA at the @brsmeas side event "Chemical transparency information and its traceability in products and articles, with a focus on POPs and chemicals in plastics” on May 7, from 18:15 to 19:45, Room 2
Ship accidents involving hazardous #chemicals and #plastics can cause complex pollution spills in #marine ecosystems #PlasticsTreaty #BRS #plasticwaste #Plasticpollution #Biodiversity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Impacts of spilled debris from the X-Press Pearl disaster in Sri Lanka on marine plankton
Accidents of ships carrying diverse hazardous chemicals and plastics can lead to complex spills of pollutants in marine ecosystems. One such incident …
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March 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Ship accidents involving hazardous #chemicals and #plastics can cause complex pollution spills in #marine ecosystems #PlasticsTreaty #BRS #plasticwaste #Plasticpollution #Biodiversity www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Rolling back drinking water regulations on #PFAS 'forever chemicals' in the US endangers public health and shifts the financial burden to the public #PublicHealth #Waterquality #waterpollution #foreverchemicals www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
Trump's halting of EPA limits on PFAS in drinking water "a tragic setback," Long Island environmentalist says
President Donald Trump withdrew a Biden administration plan to set new limits on chemical discharge into drinking water, worrying some Long Island leaders.
www.cbsnews.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Rolling back drinking water regulations on #PFAS 'forever chemicals' in the US endangers public health and shifts the financial burden to the public #PublicHealth #Waterquality #waterpollution #foreverchemicals www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...
The decision to ban the import of #plasticwaste comes after years of activism and seeks to mitigate the environmental and health effects associated with poor plastic waste management #EARTH, @toxicsfree.bsky.social #BRSConventions #PlasticsTreaty www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thailand bans imports of plastic waste to curb toxic pollution
Campaigners welcome move but say success depends on enforcement and global agreement on a treaty
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The decision to ban the import of #plasticwaste comes after years of activism and seeks to mitigate the environmental and health effects associated with poor plastic waste management #EARTH, @toxicsfree.bsky.social #BRSConventions #PlasticsTreaty www.theguardian.com/environment/...