EcoWatch: The California Governor is poised to sign AB 888, landmark legislation that would eliminate plastic microbeads from personal care products and close loopholes in microbeads bans passed in Illinois and several other states. It will be the model for the country and the western world.
As part of their intended use, products containing plastic microbeads--including toothpaste and facial scrubs--are rinsed down the drain, escape wastewater treatment and are littered into the environment. These plastics...