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This is only one source of microplastics, but in 2015 Obama signed signed the Microbead-Free Waters Act, banning plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal ca
by zbjornson 10y ago
This is only one source of microplastics, but in 2015 Obama signed signed the Microbead-Free Waters Act, banning plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products. Seems smart to target the source instead of monitor and clean up afterwards.
- dgellow 10y agoI agree but the monitoring and cleaning is still something you have to do if you want to follow the situation. You cannot just say 'we will ban X, problem solved'
- jfoutz 10y agoIf you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. I agree, it's not a solution. But maybe not doing that anymore is enough. Maybe not, and we need to investigate more. It reminds me of DDT. Oh gosh, that's useful but problematic, let's be super careful using this in the future.