U.K. Ban on Microbeads to be the ‘Strongest in the World’

Please register or login

Welcome to ScubaBoard, the world's largest scuba diving community. Registration is not required to read the forums, but we encourage you to join. Joining has its benefits and enables you to participate in the discussions.

Benefits of registering include

  • Ability to post and comment on topics and discussions.
  • A Free photo gallery to share your dive photos with the world.
  • You can make this box go away

Joining is quick and easy. Log in or Register now!

Sea Save Foundation

Sea Save Foundation

Contributor
Messages
1,110
Reaction score
79
Location
Malibu, California
The U.K. is planning to ban microbeads in rinse-off cosmetics and personal products like toothpaste. “Microbeads are one of the most pervasive forms of marine pollution and prevention at source is far more effective than clean-up at sea. Action also needs to be taken by everyone in the supply chain to reduce, reuse and recycle, including (by) us consumers.”

Read more here (story #2).

microbeads-getty.jpg
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

sandiegoaes
Rinsing dive gear
5 6 7
Replies
60
Views
10,759
DAJ
DAJ
EVMarketing
34 YEARS OF SUSTAINABILITY: OUR WAY FORWARD
Replies
0
Views
453
EVMarketing
EVMarketing
drbill
DIVE DRY WITH DR. BILL #745: A PLASTIC OCEAN
Replies
2
Views
346
MaxBottomtime
MaxBottomtime
Sea Save Foundation
Week in Review 11/11/2016
Replies
0
Views
257
Sea Save Foundation
Sea Save Foundation
drbill
DIVE DRY WITH DR. BILL #727: HER DEEPNESS
Replies
1
Views
550
ScubaWithTurk
ScubaWithTurk
https://www.shearwater.com/products/teric/

Back
Top Bottom