Greenpeace Ranking Of Microbead Commitments Augurs Drive For Total Ban
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Global personal-care firms phasing out use of microbeads as defined by the US Microbead-Free Waters Act lost points In Greenpeace’s recent ranking for their “narrow” focus. With talk of legislation in the UK and EU, the NGO is seeking a “total ban” on “all solid microplastic ingredients in all personal-care products.”
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