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08-25-2016, 12:29 AM
One shower could flush 100,000 microbeads into the ocean
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LONDON — British MPs have issued a report detailing the damage to the environment wreaked by microbeads used in cosmetic products
The report from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee called (http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmenvaud/179/17902.htm?utm_source=179&utm_medium=fullbullet&utm_campaign=modulereports) on the the government to introduce a legislative ban on microbeads in cosmetics and toiletries.
SEE ALSO: 6 everyday products you didn't k**w harm the environment (http://mashable.com/2015/03/07/beauty-products-environment/)
According to (http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/oceans/what-are-plastic-microbeads-and-why-should-we-ban-them-20160114) environmental advocacy group Greenpeace, microplastics are "tiny pieces of plastic that are added to everyday cosmetic products [like] face wash, toothpaste, abrasive cleaners and lots more."
Because of their size — typically 0.1 to 0.5 millimetres in length — microbeads can easily go down plug holes and pass through water filtration systems. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/microbeads-ocean-pollution/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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LONDON — British MPs have issued a report detailing the damage to the environment wreaked by microbeads used in cosmetic products
The report from the House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee called (http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmenvaud/179/17902.htm?utm_source=179&utm_medium=fullbullet&utm_campaign=modulereports) on the the government to introduce a legislative ban on microbeads in cosmetics and toiletries.
SEE ALSO: 6 everyday products you didn't k**w harm the environment (http://mashable.com/2015/03/07/beauty-products-environment/)
According to (http://www.greenpeace.org.uk/blog/oceans/what-are-plastic-microbeads-and-why-should-we-ban-them-20160114) environmental advocacy group Greenpeace, microplastics are "tiny pieces of plastic that are added to everyday cosmetic products [like] face wash, toothpaste, abrasive cleaners and lots more."
Because of their size — typically 0.1 to 0.5 millimetres in length — microbeads can easily go down plug holes and pass through water filtration systems. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/24/microbeads-ocean-pollution/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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