How the world made macro strides in curbing microbeads
When it comes to eliminating plastic waste, a great deal of progress is being made at the smallest of levels: microbeads.
Used as exfoliators in such personal care products as face washes and shower gels, these tiny plastic spheres often end up in waterways and oceans, with the potential to pass toxins to fish and humans. Microbeads are so small they can’t be filtered out of the water system
