Making News

Publications

pdf CEH Report on Lead in Diaper Bags

pdf CEH Report on Lead in Hannah Montana Products

pdf Electronics Recyclers in the San Francisco Bay Area

pdf Toxic Sweatshops: Prison Recycling

pdf An Unnecessary Poison: Babies, Bibs, and Lead

pdf Polluted Highways, Poisoned Waters: Lead in Wheel Balancing Weights

 

 

Did you know... that over 1,000 materials, many known or believed to be carcinogenic or reproductive toxins are used to make electronic products? And did you know we are only recycling about 12% of all electronics? See what CEH is doing to help.

2007

Protecting Babies from Lead in Vinyl Bibs

The Center for Environmental Health forced Wal-Mart and Toys R Us to remove lead-contaminated baby bibs from store shelves. Going a step further, Toys R Us removed all vinyl bibs from its stores, protecting children not only from lead, but also from phthalates and other toxic chemicals in vinyl. See what else we’ve accomplished in our first 10 years.