Check out BWW’s report on plastic and its local health and environmental impacts, The Lifecycle of Plastic in South Los Angeles: Community Insights.
Our Environmental Justice team is working to address the threat that plastic poses to South Los Angeles residents across its lifecycle, from extraction through to disposal.
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Plastic pollution is not just an issue of plastic trash in our oceans – it’s an environmental and reproductive justice issue.
Plastics are made from fossil fuels like oil and gas, and their production releases toxic chemicals into our communities in places like the Inglewood Oil Field — the largest urban oil field in the U.S., located in South LA.
Exposure to these chemicals, many of which are endocrine disruptors, is linked to asthma, cancer, infertility, preterm birth, and low birth weight.
The report highlights community concerns, insights, and proposed solutions while emphasizing the urgent need for action to mitigate harm from the lifecycle of plastic.