WCC 2020 Res 010 - Activity Report

Chemical pollution and pharmaceuticals. This activity has a purpose of attracting public attention to the topic of chemicals pollution of the environment in the Baltic Sea region (including via plastic), and associated health, and social risks, as well as promotion ways towards safe alternatives and solutions, especially, on personal level. CCB has performed the following awareness raising on chemical pollution in 2021: Active participation in Save Bees and Farmers campaign by CCB and MOs Green Federation GAIA, Polish Ecological Chemicals pollution & pharmaceuticals Club and Latvian Green Movement, as well as campaigns addressing pesticides (e.g. glyphosate); a campaign addressing reduction of single-use plastic consumption, following governmental decision to ban single-use plastic in public catering in Belarus from January 2021; a campaign and a festival “Medicines have no place in water and food”, to engage schools into collection of pharmaceutical wastes and further awareness raising among kids and parents in Belarus.