I am happy to report great progress on a topic I’d planned for a future blog post. Plastic microbeads are found in many personal care products such as face scrubs and toothpaste. The microbeads find their way into the rivers and oceans, where they can absorb long-lasting toxic chemicals like pesticides, flame retardants, motor oil, and other industrial chemicals that move up the food chain when the toxin-coated beads are eaten by fish and other creatures. The U.S. has banned used of these microbeads starting in July 2017, and the U.K. has announced a similar ban starting at the end of 2017. Canada and Australia will also ban microbeads. Many major manufacturers are voluntarily phasing out microbeads. Until microbeads are no longer used, please check your products and select those that do not contain microbeads. Ingredients such as polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and nylon indicate the product might contain microbeads.
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