UK Bans Microbeads to Protect Oceans as Lawmakers Eye More Anti-Plastic Laws

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By Lorraine ChowJan 9, 2018, 11:14 am59 pts
A ban on microbeads came into force in Britain on Tuesday, an initiative that will “stop billions of pieces of plastic entering our ecosystem, helping to protect our precious seas and oceans ," Prime Minister Theresa May tweeted . Former President Barack Obama signed a bill in 2015 that phased out the…

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