Senate Votes to Phase out Plastic, Environmentally-Destructive Microbeads in 2017

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By Julie Fidler

The U.S. Senate unanimously voted recently to phase out the use of plastic microbeads in soaps, body washes, and other personal care products starting in 2017.

The Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015 was approved following House approval last week and is now headed to President Barack Obama’s desk.

The bill was created to protect fish and wildlife that are ingesting the microbeads after they are rinsed down the drain and are eventually dumped into lakes and rivers. [1]

In September, we reported on the environmental dangers posed by these tiny beads, 8 billion of which have already made their way …read more

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