Ban plastic microbeads in the UK following the example set by the US.

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Ban plastic microbeads in the UK following the example set by the US.

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Plastic micro-beads used in cosmetic products such as face washes and toothpastes are being transported via sewers into rivers and oceans where they are being ingested by marine creatures, potentially making their way up the food chain. They are unnecessary and harmful and should be banned.

Additional Information

What are they (see primary micro plastics): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microplastics
What we know/how they are harmful: https://www1.plymouth.ac.uk/research/mberc/Research/Marine%20pollution/Pages/Plastics.aspx (see the reports linked on this page)
Precedents of banning them: http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2016/01/us-bans-microbeads-personal-care-products
In the meantime: https://www.mcsuk.org/what_we_do/Clean+seas+and+beaches/Campaigns+and+policy/Microplastics

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