Microbeads have officially been outlawed in Ireland
Microbeads are mostly used in some soaps, shower gels and facial scrubs.
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Microbeads are mostly used in some soaps, shower gels and facial scrubs.
The European Commission has given clearance for the bill.
Fionn Ferreira from Cork received a €45,000 bursary.
Microbeads are mostly used in some soaps, shower gels and facial scrubs.
Unnecessary use of the plastics will be completely banned in the public sector.
Microbeads are mostly used in some soaps, shower gels and facial scrubs to exfoliate your skin.
A new report from the Environmental Protection Agency delves into the source of microplastics in our waters.
The confusion around whether Ireland’s allowed to bring in its own microbead ban without permission from the EU seems to have been cleared up.
The Green Party and Labour have proposed bills on banning microbeads. Fianna Fáil said they’re working on their own one. Now it’s Fine Gael’s turn.
Microbeads are tiny balls of plastic which are most common in soaps, shower gels and facial scrubs, used to exfoliate your skin.
The bill, which bans the manufacture and sale of products with microbeads, has been criticised as “very restricted”.
The Green Party has published a bill on the issue – but it needs cross-party support.
There has been little or no mention of the effect microbeads have in Ireland – this call from British MPs might change that.
Microbeads don’t get filtered out by wastewater treatment plants. Instead, they get discharged directly into rivers, lakes, and the ocean.