With the theme “No Safe Level: Act Now to End Lead Exposure,” #ILPPW2025 begins today. Over 60% of Bangladeshi children have elevated blood lead levels — harming their intelligence, learning, and growth. Let’s unite to #SolveLeadPollution and build a #LeadFreeBangladesh

🌱 El futuro de los niños comienza con un ambiente sano. En #DíaDelNiño celebremos su poder de cambiar el mundo…¡y ayudémoslos a lograrlo! ¿Qué haces tú para proteger su salud y su entorno? Cada acción cuenta. 💚 #PureEarth #NiñezSegura #AmbienteLimpio

Pure Earth is joining a 4-day virtual workshop hosted by AARDO, the Advanced Study Institute of Asia at SGT UNIVERSITY! Join us to learn how Pure Earth is tackling lead pollution in Bangladesh. 🗓️ April 28, 2025 ⏲️2:30 - 4:30 PM Bangladesh Time 🎯 Topic: Day 1: Introduction to

The meeting focused on: 👉 Sharing scientific findings on lead exposure from informal used lead-acid battery (ULAB) recycling. 👉 Discussing the government's review of environmental clearances and upcoming enforcement actions against non-compliant facilities. 👉 Introducing plans

On 24 April, the Department of Environment (DoE), in collaboration with Pure Earth, and support from the FFEM project, organized a Consultation Meeting with over 35 representatives from major lead-acid battery manufacturers, the Accumulator Battery Manufacturers & Exporters

Big thanks to @PureEarthNow for spotlighting the dangers of informal lead recycling. On #EarthDay, we join youth & communities calling for urgent regulation, safer recycling & stronger enforcement. Clean transport must not mean toxic pollution. #SolveLeadPollution #JustTransition

"Our Power, Our Planet" – the theme of this year's #EarthDay – reminds us we have only one Earth, and it's our shared responsibility to keep it pollution-free and protect nature. Let's work together to keep it clean, green, and safe for future generations. #LeadFreeFuture

Thank you, Her Excellency @MarieMasdupuy, for being an integral advocate in the fight against lead poisoning. Your support and leadership continues to bring hope to millions of children and communities across Bangladesh. @AFD_en @FFEM_Fr @FRauBangladesh

Thanks to @PureEarthBD and @AFD_en we are committed to fight against #Leadpoisoning in #Bangladesh https://t.co/tGwF8PTK2w

The backlash of uncontrolled #greentransition. 36 million children in #Bangladesh🇧🇩 are poisoned with #lead. One of the reasons being the informal #recycling of #batteries 🪫♻️. @UNICEFBD, @PureEarthBD, @bdmoefcc aim to prevent. https://t.co/73UK6opgq6

Twelve-year-old Junayed suffers from toxic lead exposure due to an unsafe, informal lead-acid battery recycling factory in his village in Bangladesh. With 80% of such factories operating informally, they process batteries powering millions of electric vehicles (EVs), posing a

Pure Earth’s Mitali Das was featured in @FRANCE24's latest article on lead poisoning from battery recycling in Bangladesh. 35 million children–around 60 percent of all children in Bangladesh–have elevated blood lead levels. A leading cause of lead exposure is the presence of