Erie County's Microbead Law Under Debate Days Before Ban Goes Live
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
A looming ban on plastic microbead-containing cosmetics in New York's Erie County will be weighed by a legislative committee Feb. 11 in light of federal legislation enacted in December, which includes a clause preempting conflicting microbead restrictions at the state and local levels. The Erie County Attorney says preemption should not occur until January 2017 when the first federal restrictions "apply."