The U.K. Has Banned Microbeads. Why?

The U.K. Has Banned Microbeads. Why?
Sue Kinsey, a senior pollution officer at the Marine Conservation Society, called the microbead ban "the strongest
and most comprehensive ban to be enacted in the world." The United States passed the Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015, which required companies to stop using microbeads in beauty and health products by July 2017, and Canada’s ban on manufacturing the pellets took effect at the beginning of this year.
The government pledged in September 2016 to ban the manufacturing of cosmetic products with microbeads, and that ban took full effect on Tuesday.
The items in question are plastic microbeads, and on Tuesday, Britain made good
on a pledge to ban the manufacturing of personal care products containing them.
Tisha Brown said that Microbeads linger — the ones in our oceans will be there for centuries,
and they’re still permitted in products other than rinse-off cosmetics,
He still welcomed the ban, however, saying it "will ensure
that all cosmetics companies, now and in the future, are bound by law to not include plastic microbeads in their products." Dr.
British said that The world’s seas and oceans are some of our most valuable natural assets,
and I am determined we act now to tackle the plastic that devastates our precious marine life,