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UN Scientists Call for Action Marine Microplastics as New York Assembly Passes Microbeads Ban
2015-04-30 15:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: New York may become the next state to ban microbeads. Last week, the New York Assembly passed a bill, the Microbeads-Free Waters Act, which would prohibit the sale of personal cosmetic products containing microbeads. The bill passed by an overwhelming majority of 139 to 1. The bill would prohibit the sale of personal cosmetic products containing synthetic plastic microbeads after January 1, 2016, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Over-the-counter drugs that fall under...
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