Here you can find links and articles regarding microbeads and micro-plastics:
Articles
- Teen keen to help reduce ocean pollution (Royal Gazette, Jan 18, 2016)
- Magnus joins campaign to tackle microbeads (Royal Gazette, Sep 10, 2015)
- Facial Scrubs Release 94,500 Toxic Microbeads in Each Wash, Research Finds (The Independent, July 25, 2016)
- About 8 Million Tons of Plastic Enters the Ocean Every Year (The Ocean Cleanup, July 2016)
- England’s Plastic Bag Usage Drops 85% Since 5p Charge Introduced (The Guardian, July 30, 2016)
- 10 Simple Actions That Just Might Save Our World’s Oceans From Plastic Pollution (One Green Planet, July 24, 2016)
- This Group Is Travelling The Mississippi River To Raise Awareness For Plastic Pollution (One Green Planet, July 21, 2016)
- From L’Oreal to Revlon, Which Brands Are Polluting The Ocean With Microbeads? (Greenpeace Int’l, July 21, 2016)
- Government of Canada Labels Microbeads as ‘Toxic Substance’ (The Globe and Mail, June 30, 2016)
- The Scourge of Marine Plastics: This Striking Image Illustrates The Biggest Deceit of the Plastic Bag (One Green Planet, June 15, 2016)
- British Government To Ban Harmful Plastic Microbeads From Cosmetic Products (The Independent, June 14, 2016)
- What Tiny Plastic Particles Are Doing To Tiny Fish (The Washington Post, June 2, 2016)
- Microplastic Litter Surging Globally: Study (The Japan Times, August 1, 2016)
- Microbeads Are Leaching Toxic Chemicals… (The Sydney Morning Herald, August 16, 2016)
- The First Proof Microbeads in Skin Care Are Poisoning Fish Flesh (The Huffington Post, August 18, 2016)
- Microbeads: How Did Companies Respond? (Greenpeace International, August 23, 2016)
- Plastic Microbeads To Be Banned by 2017, UK Government Pledges (BBC News, September 3, 2016)
- Microfibres Emerging As New Environmental Threat As Canada Moves Toward Banning Microbeads (National Post, November 13, 2016)
- Tesco to Phase Out Microbeads From Its Products by End of 2016 (The Guardian, November 24, 2016)
- Shampoo Bottle Made From Ocean Plastics Hailed As ‘Technological Breakthrough’ (The Guardian, January 25, 2017)
Links
- 5 Gyres – Lists of Personal Care Products (from Various Countries Worldwide) With and Without Microbeads
- Race4Water – Around the World Scientific Expedition Will Use Drones to Study Plastic Pollution – The Guardian
- Bermuda Marine Debris Taskforce – Facebook page
- David Suzuki Foundation – Microbeads Are A Sign Of Our Plastic Consumer Madness
- Mother Jones – Your Toothpaste May Be Loaded With Tiny Plastic Beads That Never Go Away
- EcoWatch – Victory: Obama Signs Bill Banning Plastic Microbeads
- Race for Water: Bermuda
