Legislation to ban mirco-plastic particle abrasives, commonly referred to as "microbeads," from being used in products such as facial scrubs, soaps, and toothpaste passed the California State Assembly ...

California has inched closer to reducing the amount of plastic making its way into common beauty products. According to CBS 8, the California Senate Judiciary Committee has decided to advance AB 823: ...

A consultation document released by New Zealand’s Environment ministry proposes to ban personal care products containing plastic microbeads from 1 July 2018. The move parallels similar initiatives ...

This work was supported by funding from the MITACS Accelerate program, the Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l'Alimentation du Québec, and the Partenariat canadien pour l'agriculture ...

Growing concern over the dangers of plastic microbeads contained in many personal care products has resulted in landmark federal legislation designed to protect our environment. The House and Senate ...

Canadians may be looking for a new way to get deep clean skin. The NDP passed a motion in the House of Commons this week to ban microbeads from personal products in our great nation. Many beauty ...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand calls herself a recovered user of personal care products that contain plastic microbeads. The senator said so Friday in Buffalo as she urged a federal ban on the tiny plastics ...