5 ms·

Another area of concern with plastics and water is with microbeads and pre-production plastics. http://www.theguardian.com/vital-signs/2015/mar/27/microbead-cal

• toomuchtodo 11y ago
  Jurisdictions are starting to ban microbeads: http://www.beatthemicrobead.org/en/ http://www.beatthemicrobead.org/en/ http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/business/california-bans-plastic-microbeads.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/09/business/california-bans-p... http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/types-and-sources-solutions/states-consider-plastic-microbead-bans http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/types-and-sources-solutions/sta... http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/09/california-bans-microbeads-to-protect-marine-life http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/09/californi... > Many state governments, including California, Illinois, New Jersey, Maine, Colorado, Maryland, Indiana, Connecticut and Wisconsin, are banning “microbeads” — plastic exfoliants used in cosmetics. There is much work to be done still.