A citizen movement is sweeping across Europe, where local communities are taking environmental justice into their own hands. Through the power of biomonitoring research, everyday people are uncovering the hidden impacts of waste incineration on their food, soil, and water.
Follow the journey of citizens, scientists, and Zero Waste Europe as they collect chicken eggs, fruits, and vegetation around incinerators and co-incinerators, revealing alarming levels of dioxins and toxic chemicals that exceed EU safety limits.
This short video shows how scientific evidence is empowering communities to fight for their right to a healthy environment and a cleaner future. Discover how biomonitoring is becoming a vital tool in the demand for environmental transparency, and learn how you can join this growing movement for change in your own community.
Visit “The True Toxic Toll” project webpage to learn more about Zero Waste Europe’s biomonitoring work and watch the video, which has subtitles and is in English after a few seconds.