USA Bans Microbeads (Nurdles) Ban also Imminent in Canada

[AptaMer]

Good news for the waters of North America. On Dec. 28 the "Microbead-Free Waters Act" of 2015 was signed by the White House and will become effective in 2017. It bans manufacturing, importation or use of microbead-containing products throughout the United States.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/30/health/obama-bans-microbeads/

http://fortune.com/video/2015/12/31/microbead-face-wash-banned/

In Canada, the Federal government was in the process of banning nurdles.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/microbeads-ban-forthcoming-federal-government-says-1.3175296

The regulations weren't completed before the October election though, and are on hold right now. Canadian mers can help by reminding MPs of the need for this ban.

[SeaGlass Siren]

Aw yissss

[Mermaid Jaffa]

Microbeads? I call them fake exfoliators! The ground up apricot seeds have more ooomph than these cheapo plastic beads.

[Fun123joker]

i think scrubs and lotions should stard using tiny seeds instead. idk its just that i always loved smoothies with strawberries in them because the tiny strawberry seeds reminds me of the microbeads

[AniaR]

though it was paused for the election, trudeau plans to follow through.