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Ask 10 people for a definition of plastics or microplastics, or who’s responsible for plastic pollution, or how plastic is integrated into their lives, or what they think about plastics, and you likely will hear 10 different answers. Plastic is ubiquitous in our lives these days, found in our cars, our appliances, our furniture, our clothing, our food and cosmetic packaging and household product containers, as well as in an enormous group of products labeled as “disposable,” and more. It also is found in the food we eat, the water we drink, the ground we walk on, the rain that falls from the clouds, and pretty much every aspect of our daily lives.
As part of our continuing coverage of trending global issues, we sat down with 3E subject matter expert Rob Campbell, senior chemical business advisor, for a Q&A session about plastics and microplastics. Prior to joining 3E, Campbell spent over 40 years helping global companies manage their product stewardship and EHS programs. Rob now works with 3E to help prospective and current customers find better ways to identify and address their own stewardship, sustainability, and compliance obligations. Rob holds a BS in Occupational Safety and Health from Indiana University of PA and a MS in Industrial Hygiene from the University of Pittsburgh.
(This interview has been edited for length and clarity.)
3E: You and I have had a few conversations recently about the proliferation of plastic in the environment and the environmental and human health hazards of microplastics. Plastic currently is a hot topic, yet it’s been around for decades. Why now?
Rob Campbell: I’ll start by saying the topic of plastics in the environment is certainly getting a lot of attention for a range of reasons, but driven largely by environmental nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that rightfully want to shine a spotlight on this topic. You know when it gets to the point of negotiating a United Nations treaty that it is an important topic to a lot of nations. When it comes to microplastics, we are adding a whole lot of layers of complexity from a scientific perspective.
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