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 ...

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 ...

Here are details on Colorado House bill HB 15-1144. This bill was introduced Jan. 28 2015 and last acted on Mar. 26 2015, when it was signed by the Governor. The amendment was declared lost by the ...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman are once again pushing to eliminate plastic microbeads from everyday cosmetic products. On the federal level, Gillibrand, D ...