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# Toxic Tours

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://toxictours.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Pages

- [Toxic Tours - A virtual tour of the global contribution to environmental toxicity](https://toxictours.org/) - From production to disposal, plastic pollutes along its entire life cycle. Join the communities on the frontlines. We need to STOP plastic production at the source and STOP all extractive activities.
- [Options](https://toxictours.org/options/) - Site Admin Options Use the links below to add a new location / add a new location category like upstream or downstream / add a new region like Asia, North America etc. Add New Location Add New Location Category Add New Region Additional Information regarding site options. 🔧 How to Edit Other Page DetailsYou can
- [Add New Location Category](https://toxictours.org/add-new-location-category/) - Add a new Location Category
- [Add New Region](https://toxictours.org/add-new-region/) - Add a new Region
- [Login](https://toxictours.org/login/)
- [Take Action](https://toxictours.org/take-action/) - SHARE THE TOXIC TOURS Tell your friends about the locations you explored and share the project with them! SHARE ON TWITTER SHARE ON FACEBOOK SUPPORT A GLOBAL TREATY The Toxic Tours expose the aggressive expansion of the oil and petrochemical industry, and the pollution and injustice this plastic production generates. The plastics industry is contributing
- [About](https://toxictours.org/about/) - #breakfreefromplastic Toxic Tours is a community-led storytelling and mapping experience on the impacts of plastic production and disposal on frontline communities. The Tours elevate local voices and ensure that community fights are amplified. Plastic is made from fossil fuels. Its entire value chain, from extraction to transformation to production to disposal, negatively contributes to climate
- [Add New Location](https://toxictours.org/add-new-location/)

## Forms

- [Add New Location Frontend Form](https://toxictours.org/frontend-dashboard/add-new-location-frontend-form/) - a:28:{s:18:"custom_fields_save";s:4:"post";s:21:"save_form_submissions";s:1:"1";s:16:"submission_title";s:0:"";s:13:"save_all_data";s:0:"";s:22:"no_submissions_message";s:0:"";s:17:"total_submissions";s:0:"";s:20:"submissions_per_page";s:0:"";s:8:"redirect";s:7:"current";s:15:"redirect_action";s:4:"none";s:19:"show_update_message";s:1:"1";s:14:"update_message";s:41:"The form has been submitted successfully.";s:13:"error_message";s:0:"";s:24:"default_required_message";s:0:"";s:22:"email_verified_message";s:28:"Your email has been verified";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:1:"1";s:7:"no_kses";s:0:"";s:15:"form_conditions";a:1:{i:0;a:11:{s:9:"rule_name";s:14:"Administrators";s:10:"applies_to";a:2:{i:0;s:4:"form";i:1;s:11:"submissions";}s:11:"not_allowed";s:12:"show_nothing";s:19:"not_allowed_message";s:56:"You do not have the proper permissions to view this form";s:19:"not_allowed_content";s:0:"";s:11:"who_can_see";s:9:"logged_in";s:18:"email_verification";s:3:"all";s:7:"by_role";a:1:{i:0;s:13:"administrator";}s:10:"by_user_id";s:0:"";s:19:"special_permissions";s:0:"";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:0:"";}}s:13:"show_in_modal";s:0:"";s:12:"save_to_post";s:8:"new_post";s:13:"new_post_type";s:8:"location";s:15:"hide_if_no_post";s:0:"";s:14:"new_post_terms";s:12:"current_term";s:15:"new_post_status";s:7:"publish";s:12:"save_to_user";s:9:"edit_user";s:12:"user_to_edit";s:12:"current_user";s:5:"roles";a:3:{i:0;s:10:"subscriber";i:1;s:6:"author";i:2;s:11:"contributor";}s:12:"save_to_term";s:9:"edit_term";s:12:"term_to_edit";s:12:"current_term";}
- [Add New Location Category Form](https://toxictours.org/frontend-dashboard/add-new-location-category-form/) - a:28:{s:18:"custom_fields_save";s:4:"term";s:21:"save_form_submissions";s:1:"1";s:16:"submission_title";s:0:"";s:13:"save_all_data";s:0:"";s:22:"no_submissions_message";s:0:"";s:17:"total_submissions";s:0:"";s:20:"submissions_per_page";s:0:"";s:8:"redirect";s:7:"current";s:15:"redirect_action";s:4:"none";s:19:"show_update_message";s:1:"1";s:14:"update_message";s:41:"The form has been submitted successfully.";s:13:"error_message";s:0:"";s:24:"default_required_message";s:0:"";s:22:"email_verified_message";s:28:"Your email has been verified";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:1:"1";s:7:"no_kses";s:0:"";s:15:"form_conditions";a:1:{i:0;a:11:{s:9:"rule_name";s:14:"Administrators";s:10:"applies_to";a:2:{i:0;s:4:"form";i:1;s:11:"submissions";}s:11:"not_allowed";s:12:"show_nothing";s:19:"not_allowed_message";s:56:"You do not have the proper permissions to view this form";s:19:"not_allowed_content";s:0:"";s:11:"who_can_see";s:9:"logged_in";s:18:"email_verification";s:3:"all";s:7:"by_role";a:1:{i:0;s:13:"administrator";}s:10:"by_user_id";s:0:"";s:19:"special_permissions";s:0:"";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:0:"";}}s:13:"show_in_modal";s:0:"";s:12:"save_to_post";s:9:"edit_post";s:12:"post_to_edit";s:12:"current_post";s:9:"post_type";s:0:"";s:15:"hide_if_no_post";s:0:"";s:15:"new_post_status";s:9:"no_change";s:12:"save_to_user";s:9:"edit_user";s:12:"user_to_edit";s:12:"current_user";s:5:"roles";a:3:{i:0;s:10:"subscriber";i:1;s:6:"author";i:2;s:11:"contributor";}s:12:"save_to_term";s:8:"new_term";s:17:"new_term_taxonomy";s:17:"location-category";}
- [Add New Region Form](https://toxictours.org/frontend-dashboard/add-new-region-form/) - a:28:{s:18:"custom_fields_save";s:4:"term";s:21:"save_form_submissions";s:1:"1";s:16:"submission_title";s:0:"";s:13:"save_all_data";s:0:"";s:22:"no_submissions_message";s:0:"";s:17:"total_submissions";s:0:"";s:20:"submissions_per_page";s:0:"";s:8:"redirect";s:7:"current";s:15:"redirect_action";s:4:"none";s:19:"show_update_message";s:1:"1";s:14:"update_message";s:41:"The form has been submitted successfully.";s:13:"error_message";s:0:"";s:24:"default_required_message";s:0:"";s:22:"email_verified_message";s:28:"Your email has been verified";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:1:"1";s:7:"no_kses";s:0:"";s:15:"form_conditions";a:1:{i:0;a:11:{s:9:"rule_name";s:14:"Administrators";s:10:"applies_to";a:2:{i:0;s:4:"form";i:1;s:11:"submissions";}s:11:"not_allowed";s:12:"show_nothing";s:19:"not_allowed_message";s:56:"You do not have the proper permissions to view this form";s:19:"not_allowed_content";s:0:"";s:11:"who_can_see";s:9:"logged_in";s:18:"email_verification";s:3:"all";s:7:"by_role";a:1:{i:0;s:13:"administrator";}s:10:"by_user_id";s:0:"";s:19:"special_permissions";s:0:"";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:0:"";}}s:13:"show_in_modal";s:0:"";s:12:"save_to_post";s:9:"edit_post";s:12:"post_to_edit";s:12:"current_post";s:9:"post_type";s:0:"";s:15:"hide_if_no_post";s:0:"";s:15:"new_post_status";s:9:"no_change";s:12:"save_to_user";s:9:"edit_user";s:12:"user_to_edit";s:12:"current_user";s:5:"roles";a:3:{i:0;s:10:"subscriber";i:1;s:6:"author";i:2;s:11:"contributor";}s:12:"save_to_term";s:8:"new_term";s:17:"new_term_taxonomy";s:6:"region";}
- [Edit Region Frontend Form](https://toxictours.org/frontend-dashboard/edit-region-frontend-form/) - a:28:{s:18:"custom_fields_save";s:4:"term";s:21:"save_form_submissions";s:1:"1";s:16:"submission_title";s:0:"";s:13:"save_all_data";s:0:"";s:22:"no_submissions_message";s:0:"";s:17:"total_submissions";s:0:"";s:20:"submissions_per_page";s:0:"";s:8:"redirect";s:7:"current";s:15:"redirect_action";s:4:"none";s:19:"show_update_message";s:1:"1";s:14:"update_message";s:41:"The form has been submitted successfully.";s:13:"error_message";s:0:"";s:24:"default_required_message";s:0:"";s:22:"email_verified_message";s:28:"Your email has been verified";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:1:"1";s:7:"no_kses";s:0:"";s:15:"form_conditions";a:1:{i:0;a:11:{s:9:"rule_name";s:14:"Administrators";s:10:"applies_to";a:2:{i:0;s:4:"form";i:1;s:11:"submissions";}s:11:"not_allowed";s:12:"show_nothing";s:19:"not_allowed_message";s:56:"You do not have the proper permissions to view this form";s:19:"not_allowed_content";s:0:"";s:11:"who_can_see";s:9:"logged_in";s:18:"email_verification";s:3:"all";s:7:"by_role";a:1:{i:0;s:13:"administrator";}s:10:"by_user_id";s:0:"";s:19:"special_permissions";s:0:"";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:0:"";}}s:13:"show_in_modal";s:0:"";s:12:"save_to_post";s:9:"edit_post";s:12:"post_to_edit";s:12:"current_post";s:9:"post_type";s:0:"";s:15:"hide_if_no_post";s:0:"";s:15:"new_post_status";s:9:"no_change";s:12:"save_to_user";s:9:"edit_user";s:12:"user_to_edit";s:12:"current_user";s:5:"roles";a:3:{i:0;s:10:"subscriber";i:1;s:6:"author";i:2;s:11:"contributor";}s:12:"save_to_term";s:9:"edit_term";s:12:"term_to_edit";s:12:"current_term";}
- [Edit Location Frontend Form](https://toxictours.org/frontend-dashboard/edit-location-frontend-form/) - a:28:{s:18:"custom_fields_save";s:4:"post";s:21:"save_form_submissions";s:1:"1";s:16:"submission_title";s:0:"";s:13:"save_all_data";s:0:"";s:22:"no_submissions_message";s:0:"";s:17:"total_submissions";s:0:"";s:20:"submissions_per_page";s:0:"";s:8:"redirect";s:7:"current";s:15:"redirect_action";s:4:"none";s:19:"show_update_message";s:1:"1";s:14:"update_message";s:41:"The form has been submitted successfully.";s:13:"error_message";s:0:"";s:24:"default_required_message";s:0:"";s:22:"email_verified_message";s:28:"Your email has been verified";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:1:"1";s:7:"no_kses";s:0:"";s:15:"form_conditions";a:1:{i:0;a:11:{s:9:"rule_name";s:14:"Administrators";s:10:"applies_to";a:2:{i:0;s:4:"form";i:1;s:11:"submissions";}s:11:"not_allowed";s:12:"show_nothing";s:19:"not_allowed_message";s:56:"You do not have the proper permissions to view this form";s:19:"not_allowed_content";s:0:"";s:11:"who_can_see";s:9:"logged_in";s:18:"email_verification";s:3:"all";s:7:"by_role";a:1:{i:0;s:13:"administrator";}s:10:"by_user_id";s:0:"";s:19:"special_permissions";s:0:"";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:0:"";}}s:13:"show_in_modal";s:0:"";s:12:"save_to_post";s:9:"edit_post";s:12:"post_to_edit";s:12:"current_post";s:9:"post_type";s:0:"";s:15:"hide_if_no_post";s:0:"";s:15:"new_post_status";s:9:"no_change";s:12:"save_to_user";s:9:"edit_user";s:12:"user_to_edit";s:12:"current_user";s:5:"roles";a:3:{i:0;s:10:"subscriber";i:1;s:6:"author";i:2;s:11:"contributor";}s:12:"save_to_term";s:9:"edit_term";s:12:"term_to_edit";s:12:"current_term";}
- [Edit About Page Frontend Form](https://toxictours.org/frontend-dashboard/edit-about-page-frontend-form/) - a:28:{s:18:"custom_fields_save";s:7:"options";s:21:"save_form_submissions";s:1:"1";s:16:"submission_title";s:0:"";s:13:"save_all_data";s:0:"";s:22:"no_submissions_message";s:0:"";s:17:"total_submissions";s:0:"";s:20:"submissions_per_page";s:0:"";s:8:"redirect";s:7:"current";s:15:"redirect_action";s:4:"none";s:19:"show_update_message";s:1:"1";s:14:"update_message";s:41:"The form has been submitted successfully.";s:13:"error_message";s:0:"";s:24:"default_required_message";s:0:"";s:22:"email_verified_message";s:28:"Your email has been verified";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:1:"1";s:7:"no_kses";s:0:"";s:15:"form_conditions";a:1:{i:0;a:11:{s:9:"rule_name";s:14:"Administrators";s:10:"applies_to";a:2:{i:0;s:4:"form";i:1;s:11:"submissions";}s:11:"not_allowed";s:12:"show_nothing";s:19:"not_allowed_message";s:56:"You do not have the proper permissions to view this form";s:19:"not_allowed_content";s:0:"";s:11:"who_can_see";s:9:"logged_in";s:18:"email_verification";s:3:"all";s:7:"by_role";a:1:{i:0;s:13:"administrator";}s:10:"by_user_id";s:0:"";s:19:"special_permissions";s:0:"";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:0:"";}}s:13:"show_in_modal";s:0:"";s:12:"save_to_post";s:9:"edit_post";s:12:"post_to_edit";s:12:"current_post";s:9:"post_type";s:0:"";s:15:"hide_if_no_post";s:0:"";s:15:"new_post_status";s:9:"no_change";s:12:"save_to_user";s:9:"edit_user";s:12:"user_to_edit";s:12:"current_user";s:5:"roles";a:3:{i:0;s:10:"subscriber";i:1;s:6:"author";i:2;s:11:"contributor";}s:12:"save_to_term";s:9:"edit_term";s:12:"term_to_edit";s:12:"current_term";}
- [Edit Location Category Form](https://toxictours.org/frontend-dashboard/frontend-form/) - a:28:{s:18:"custom_fields_save";s:4:"term";s:21:"save_form_submissions";s:1:"1";s:16:"submission_title";s:0:"";s:13:"save_all_data";s:0:"";s:22:"no_submissions_message";s:0:"";s:17:"total_submissions";s:0:"";s:20:"submissions_per_page";s:0:"";s:8:"redirect";s:7:"current";s:15:"redirect_action";s:4:"none";s:19:"show_update_message";s:1:"1";s:14:"update_message";s:41:"The form has been submitted successfully.";s:13:"error_message";s:0:"";s:24:"default_required_message";s:0:"";s:22:"email_verified_message";s:28:"Your email has been verified";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:1:"1";s:7:"no_kses";s:0:"";s:15:"form_conditions";a:1:{i:0;a:11:{s:9:"rule_name";s:14:"Administrators";s:10:"applies_to";a:2:{i:0;s:4:"form";i:1;s:11:"submissions";}s:11:"not_allowed";s:12:"show_nothing";s:19:"not_allowed_message";s:56:"You do not have the proper permissions to view this form";s:19:"not_allowed_content";s:0:"";s:11:"who_can_see";s:9:"logged_in";s:18:"email_verification";s:3:"all";s:7:"by_role";a:1:{i:0;s:13:"administrator";}s:10:"by_user_id";s:0:"";s:19:"special_permissions";s:0:"";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:0:"";}}s:13:"show_in_modal";s:0:"";s:12:"save_to_post";s:9:"edit_post";s:12:"post_to_edit";s:12:"current_post";s:9:"post_type";s:0:"";s:15:"hide_if_no_post";s:0:"";s:15:"new_post_status";s:9:"no_change";s:12:"save_to_user";s:9:"edit_user";s:12:"user_to_edit";s:12:"current_user";s:5:"roles";a:3:{i:0;s:10:"subscriber";i:1;s:6:"author";i:2;s:11:"contributor";}s:12:"save_to_term";s:9:"edit_term";s:12:"term_to_edit";s:12:"current_term";}
- [Edit Homepage Frontend Form](https://toxictours.org/frontend-dashboard/edit-homepage-frontend-form/) - a:28:{s:18:"custom_fields_save";s:7:"options";s:21:"save_form_submissions";s:1:"1";s:16:"submission_title";s:0:"";s:13:"save_all_data";s:0:"";s:22:"no_submissions_message";s:0:"";s:17:"total_submissions";s:0:"";s:20:"submissions_per_page";s:0:"";s:8:"redirect";s:7:"current";s:15:"redirect_action";s:4:"none";s:19:"show_update_message";s:1:"1";s:14:"update_message";s:41:"The form has been submitted successfully.";s:13:"error_message";s:0:"";s:24:"default_required_message";s:0:"";s:22:"email_verified_message";s:28:"Your email has been verified";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:1:"1";s:7:"no_kses";s:0:"";s:15:"form_conditions";a:1:{i:0;a:11:{s:9:"rule_name";s:14:"Administrators";s:10:"applies_to";a:2:{i:0;s:4:"form";i:1;s:11:"submissions";}s:11:"not_allowed";s:12:"show_nothing";s:19:"not_allowed_message";s:56:"You do not have the proper permissions to view this form";s:19:"not_allowed_content";s:0:"";s:11:"who_can_see";s:9:"logged_in";s:18:"email_verification";s:3:"all";s:7:"by_role";a:1:{i:0;s:13:"administrator";}s:10:"by_user_id";s:0:"";s:19:"special_permissions";s:0:"";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:0:"";}}s:13:"show_in_modal";s:0:"";s:12:"save_to_post";s:9:"edit_post";s:12:"post_to_edit";s:12:"current_post";s:9:"post_type";s:0:"";s:15:"hide_if_no_post";s:0:"";s:15:"new_post_status";s:9:"no_change";s:12:"save_to_user";s:9:"edit_user";s:12:"user_to_edit";s:12:"current_user";s:5:"roles";a:3:{i:0;s:10:"subscriber";i:1;s:6:"author";i:2;s:11:"contributor";}s:12:"save_to_term";s:9:"edit_term";s:12:"term_to_edit";s:12:"current_term";}
- [Edit Take Action Page Frontend Form](https://toxictours.org/frontend-dashboard/edit-take-action-page-frontend-form/) - a:28:{s:18:"custom_fields_save";s:7:"options";s:21:"save_form_submissions";s:1:"1";s:16:"submission_title";s:0:"";s:13:"save_all_data";s:0:"";s:22:"no_submissions_message";s:0:"";s:17:"total_submissions";s:0:"";s:20:"submissions_per_page";s:0:"";s:8:"redirect";s:7:"current";s:15:"redirect_action";s:4:"none";s:19:"show_update_message";s:1:"1";s:14:"update_message";s:41:"The form has been submitted successfully.";s:13:"error_message";s:0:"";s:24:"default_required_message";s:0:"";s:22:"email_verified_message";s:28:"Your email has been verified";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:1:"1";s:7:"no_kses";s:0:"";s:15:"form_conditions";a:1:{i:0;a:11:{s:9:"rule_name";s:14:"Administrators";s:10:"applies_to";a:2:{i:0;s:4:"form";i:1;s:11:"submissions";}s:11:"not_allowed";s:12:"show_nothing";s:19:"not_allowed_message";s:56:"You do not have the proper permissions to view this form";s:19:"not_allowed_content";s:0:"";s:11:"who_can_see";s:9:"logged_in";s:18:"email_verification";s:3:"all";s:7:"by_role";a:1:{i:0;s:13:"administrator";}s:10:"by_user_id";s:0:"";s:19:"special_permissions";s:0:"";s:11:"wp_uploader";s:0:"";}}s:13:"show_in_modal";s:0:"";s:12:"save_to_post";s:9:"edit_post";s:12:"post_to_edit";s:12:"current_post";s:9:"post_type";s:0:"";s:15:"hide_if_no_post";s:0:"";s:15:"new_post_status";s:9:"no_change";s:12:"save_to_user";s:9:"edit_user";s:12:"user_to_edit";s:12:"current_user";s:5:"roles";a:3:{i:0;s:10:"subscriber";i:1;s:6:"author";i:2;s:11:"contributor";}s:12:"save_to_term";s:9:"edit_term";s:12:"term_to_edit";s:12:"current_term";}

## Locations

- [India, Haldia](https://toxictours.org/location/india-haldia/) - The Haldia Industrial Region, a sprawling more than 350 sq.km complex in Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, is home to a dense cluster of petrochemical, refining, and chemical plants.
- [Argentina, Ingeniero White](https://toxictours.org/location/argentina-ingeniero-white/) - A mega petrochemical pole has transformed the landscape, wrecking environmental havoc and negatively impacting the health of local communities.
- [United States, Louisiana](https://toxictours.org/location/us-louisiana/) - An 85-mile corridor along the Mississippi River has the country’s highest concentration of petrochemical plants and refineries, the country’s worst particulate pollution, and the country’s highest cancer rates.
- [United States, California](https://toxictours.org/location/us-california/) - On the ancestral lands of the Gabrielino/Tongva, Tataviam, Kizh, and Chumash people, local communities in Wilmington, Carson, and West Long Beach, breathe toxic emissions from the oil & gas industry, amid plans of expansion.
- [India, Mundra](https://toxictours.org/location/mundra-india/) - A new coal-to-polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plant is slated to be built in an industrial zone where the heavy use of coal has already greatly damaged the local environment.
- [Scotland, Grangemouth](https://toxictours.org/location/scotland-grangemouth/) - The petrochemical industry no longer provides jobs to the Grangemouth community, but dominates the cityscape and pollutes the shorelines with nurdles for plastic production.
- [United States, Texas Port Arthur](https://toxictours.org/location/us-texas-port-arthur/) - With the largest refinery in the country, industry dominates the cityscape and covers the entire area with toxic air, also polluting waterways.
- [United States, Stanislaus County, California](https://toxictours.org/location/united-states-stanislaus-county-california/) - The local community consistently fights back against initiatives by polluting industries operating in their county.
- [Bangladesh, Dhaka](https://toxictours.org/location/bangladesh-dhaka/) - The Buriganga river is strangling in waste, with growing activity of the plastics industry implemented on its shores, and a complete lack of governmental regulations.
- [Taiwan, Taixi Village Dacheng Township](https://toxictours.org/location/taiwan-taixi-village-dacheng-township/) - Air pollution from the petrochemical industry, and the Sixth Naphtha Cracker of Formosa Plastics, has created a cancer village.
- [Taiwan, Taixi Mailiao](https://toxictours.org/location/taiwan-taixi-mailiao/) - The Sixth Naphtha Cracker of Formosa Plastics has drastically changed the health of the community and the ocean, leaving fishermen having to adapt to a very different terrain.
- [Taiwan, Kaohsiung City](https://toxictours.org/location/taiwan-kaohsiung-city/) - Pollution and Explosion accidents from the petrochemical industry terrify the residents near the Dashe Petrochemical Industrial Park.
- [Indonesia, Lakardowo Village](https://toxictours.org/location/indonesia-lakardowo-village/) - Farmers plant in the paddies with the active incinerator in the background. The impact on the land and its people have been devastating.
- [Indonesia, Karawang](https://toxictours.org/location/indonesia-karawang/) - A limestone kiln burns through plastic waste, contaminating the air with toxic fumes.
- [Malaysia, Kuala Langat](https://toxictours.org/location/malaysia-kuala-langat/) - Waste processing factories use mixed waste - including plastic - polluting the air and waterways, with indiscriminate plastic waste dumping in the region.
- [Sri Lanka, Negombo](https://toxictours.org/location/sri-lanka-negombo/) - A vessel carrying toxic chemicals to make plastic catches fire off of the coast in 2021, contaminating the region for generations to come.
- [Dilles Bottom, Ohio](https://toxictours.org/location/us-ohio/) - Uncertainty around the construction of an ethane cracker, leaves residents in the dark about future build outs in the area.
- [United States, Texas Corpus Christi](https://toxictours.org/location/us-texas-corpus-christi/) - Water is allocated to the growing petrochemical industry instead of to the community.
- [Belgium, Antwerpen](https://toxictours.org/location/belgium-antwerpen/) - In the port of Antwerp, Belgium, plans for expansion by petrochemical company Ineos have been systematically challenged, thanks to strong activist push back.
- [Belgium, Ecaussinnes](https://toxictours.org/location/belgium-ecaussinnes/) - Ecaussinnes has been known as the hot spot for nurdles pollution, also called pellets. The source of this pollution is the Feluy industrial area where pellet handling and manufacturing companies can be found, such as Total, Katoen Natie, Vos Logistics and Feluy Service Center.
- [Spain, Tarragona](https://toxictours.org/location/spain-tarragona/) - Along with Barcelona’s industrial zone, Tarragona hosts around 60% of the Spanish plastic production and 25% of the chemical production. In 2018, activists first denounced the massive presence of plastic pellets on the beach of La Pineda in Vila-Seca (Tarragona). Since then, they monitor and document this pollution to put an end to it.
- [France, Ivry](https://toxictours.org/location/france-ivry/) - The incinerator in Ivry burns most of Paris’ waste and is the largest in Europe. It has disregarded norms on toxicity for years and is being rebuilt despite grassroots appeals.
- [Italy, Livorno](https://toxictours.org/location/italy-livorno/) - Highly polluting industries operate in Livorno, with both a refinery and incinerator impacting the lives of the community.
- [Turkey, Adana](https://toxictours.org/location/turkey-adana/) - In the Turkish countryside, piles of plastic waste can be found, coming from other European countries, notably the UK, Germany, the Netherlands, France and Ireland.
- [Nigeria, Odimodi](https://toxictours.org/location/nigeria-odimodi/) - A Shell Oil spill has destroyed the livelihoods of the community, with no solution in sight.
- [Uganda, Kabal Subcounty](https://toxictours.org/location/uganda-kabal-subcounty/) - A large petrochemical complex forces thousands to relocate, with too little compensation to find equivalent homes and land.
- [Kenya, Turkana County](https://toxictours.org/location/kenya-turkana-county/) - New oil extraction activities create uncertainty around land rights and health risks for the nomadic people of the region.
- [South Africa, Durban](https://toxictours.org/location/south-africa-durban/) - Communities living between two petrochemical plants suffer from medical conditions linked to the pollution and struggle finding employment because of poor health.
- [Kenya, Gioto Dumpsite, Nakuru County](https://toxictours.org/location/kenya-gioto-dumpsite-nakuru-county/) - Waste pickers and the local community are exposed daily to toxic waste at the Gioto dumpsite in Nakuru.
- [Ghana, Kpone, Accra](https://toxictours.org/location/ghana-kpone-accra/) - The burning of plastic waste at the Kpone landfill, fills the air with toxic gases, over neighboring communities. Activists and the informal sector are tackling the situation by addressing various parts of the waste value chain.
- [Uganda, Kiteezi Landfill, Kampala City](https://toxictours.org/location/uganda-kiteezi-landfill-kampala-city/) - A landfill as far as meets the eye, accommodates the waste from Uganda’s capital city, Kampala, with 4 million people.
- [India, Eloor](https://toxictours.org/location/india-eloor/) - The Periyar river is polluted by toxic liquids being dumped into it. Poisonous gases are pumped into the air.
- [India, Jamnagar](https://toxictours.org/location/india-jamnagar/) - The biggest oil refining hub of the world pollutes a national park with impunity.
- [India, Manali](https://toxictours.org/location/india-manali/) - The petrochemical cluster stretching from North Chennai, through Manali, to Ennore hosts over 30 high polluting industries.
- [India, Dahej](https://toxictours.org/location/india-dahej/) - National and international companies have chemical plants in this location. With polluted land and waterways, fishermen and farmers are struggling to make ends meet.
- [India, Naitwar](https://toxictours.org/location/india-naitwar/) - Isolated towns face a growing plastic pollution crisis, with no waste management, and single-use plastic flooding the market.
- [India, Tamot](https://toxictours.org/location/india-tamot/) - The Indian Government supports the creation of plastic parcs for the plastic sector. In Tamot, communities worry about future pollution emanating from these economic zones.
- [India, Palampur](https://toxictours.org/location/india-palampur/) - An award winning waste management plant turns into a garbage pile in the Himalayas.
- [India, A. Mukkulam, Virudhunagar](https://toxictours.org/location/india-a-mukkulam-virudhunagar/) - Toxic emissions from the Ramky biomedical waste incinerator causes severe health impacts on the people living in A Mukkulam and other neighboring villages.
- [India, Okhla, Delhi](https://toxictours.org/location/india-okhla-delhi/) - Toxic emissions from the Okhla Waste-To-Energy operated by Jindal Urban Infra Limited has caused severe health impacts on the communities living beside the Waste-To-Energy plant.
- [United States, Pennsylvania](https://toxictours.org/location/us-pennsylvania/) - Extractive industries, from coal to a petrochemical buildout, have created a captive workforce and impacted the lives of communities throughout the region.
- [United States, Detroit, Michigan](https://toxictours.org/location/united-states-detroit-michigan/) - A community cleans up and plants trees in an attempt to lessen the toxicity left behind by a closed-down incinerator.
- [United States, Ohio, East Palestine](https://toxictours.org/location/ohio-east-palestine/) - A “bomb train” including five train cars filled with vinyl chloride, most commonly used to make PVC and other toxic plastics, derailed in the town of East Palestine in February 2023.
- [Chile, Puerto Natales](https://toxictours.org/location/chile-puerto-natales/) - A landfill is growing, with more and more tourists coming to visit the pristine landscapes of Puerto Natales, raising alarm for the local community and environmental groups.
- [Ecuador, Piñas, Canton of El Oro Province](https://toxictours.org/location/ecuador-pinas-canton-of-el-oro-province/) - The "La Chuva" hill, with a unique ecosystem, has become a dumpsite.
- [Canada, Alberta Oil Sands](https://toxictours.org/location/canada-oil-sands/) - Local communities have seen the production of oil increase dramatically in the Oil Sands, one of the largest sources of unconventional oil in the world.
- [Canada, Chemical Valley, Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Ontario](https://toxictours.org/location/canada-aamjiwnaang/) - The Aamjiwnaang First Nation is surrounded by refineries, negatively impacting the environment and the community.

## Location Categories

- [Upstream](https://toxictours.org/location-category/upstream/) - Stories on how points of extraction, production plants, refineries and more impact the communities around them .
- [Downstream](https://toxictours.org/location-category/downstream/) - Stories on how landfills, incinerators, dumpsites and more impact the communities around them.

## Regions

- [India](https://toxictours.org/region/india/) - Explore community stories on the toxicity of plastic in India
- [North America](https://toxictours.org/region/north-america/) - Explore community stories on the toxicity of plastic in North America
- [Latin America](https://toxictours.org/region/latin-america/) - Explore community stories on the toxicity of plastic in Latin America
- [Asia](https://toxictours.org/region/asia/) - Explore community stories on the toxicity of plastic in Asia
- [Africa](https://toxictours.org/region/africa/) - Explore community stories on the toxicity of plastic in Africa
- [Europe](https://toxictours.org/region/europe/) - Explore community stories on the toxicity of plastic in Europe