New Report: Plugging the Chemical Transparency Gap for a Safer Circular Economy – Furniture supply chains
Our new report highlights the urgent need for chemical transparency throughout furniture supply chains to ensure safe and sustainable product design.
Disposal of waste upholstered domestic seating: the chemical burden on UK councils
Waste upholstered domestic seating has been found to contain legacy chemical flame retardants banned under the Stockholm Convention. Following rulings from national environmental agencies, this waste furniture must be separated and incinerated. Though a step forward in protecting the environment and human health, this has placed extra resource demands on local councils.
PFAS in artificial turf: the grass isn’t greener on the artificial side
Recent research has shown that PFAS lurks in the plastic blades of grass used in artificial turf sports pitches.
Persistent chemicals in healthcare mattresses raise concerns
A study carried out by the environment agency has found high levels of toxic chemicals, including chemical flame retardants (CfRs) in mattresses used in hospitals and health care institutions.
Supporting Sustainable Farming Systems that Work with Nature – GO Falkland 2024.
Fidra attends the 2024 GO Falkland regenerative agriculture event and raises awareness of the presence of harmful chemicals such as PFAS in agricultural inputs (pesticides and biosolids) that threaten sustainable farming systems.
Destroying POPs in waste upholstered domestic seating: SEPA offers guidance on reuse
SEPA has new guidance out advising organisations how to manage persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in waste domestic seating. Read our new blog which highlights challenges faced by recyclers due to the past use of harmful chemical flame retardants in seating.
Environment watchdog, OEP, finds UK Government off track in addressing chemical pollution
New report finds government is unlikely to meet environment ambitions without major changes
The Climate Change Sprint Challenge: An important step towards sustainable furniture
Furniture industry experts join to discuss key barriers and solutions for achieving product sustainability, including chemical content and supply chain transparency.
World Soil Day: How does sewage sludge impact soil health?
Our project ‘Sewage-free Soils’ highlights the presence of chemical contaminants and microplastics within treated sewage sludge, a by-product of wastewater treatment used as fertiliser on agricultural land.
Are contaminated biosolids costing us the earth?
Fidra learns about steps being taken by experts to protect soils and the wider environment from unregulated emerging chemical contaminants in bioresources.