South Africa is banning microbeads in toothpaste, facial products and cleaning agents. Thegreenj, CC BY-SA

Plastic microbeads: great in your face wash, bad in your food – how South Africa’s ban can work better

South Africa plans to ban plastic microbead particles that wash into the ocean and end up in the fish we consume. The ban may take two years to come into effect.

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