16K Chemicals Used In Making Plastic – Less Than 1% Deemed Non-Hazardous
Chef Johanna Hellrigl on an episode of the Simply Walk The Talk podcast discussing plastic chemical migration, ultra?processed food, and zero?waste practices at her DC restaurant AMA, drawing on her TED talk “The Plastic You Eat” and work with the Fed Up movement. The episode covered topics from the ~16,000 plastic chemicals (about 1% deemed non?hazardous) and endocrine disruptors like BPA/BPS/BPF to practical steps such as composting, sourcing from regenerative farms, and why restaurants must help close the loop since roughly 60% of meals are eaten outside the home.
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Source: Simply Walk the Talk w/ Joshua Holland
Posted on: July 29, 2026