Next time, You see a body scrub with a shiny and velvety look, please remember, if it does not say natural exfoliating products, it is nothing but all plastics in the bottle of cosmetics. Microbeads are plastic particles that are between 1mm and 1 micron in size and are found in all ranges of cosmetic products today. Microbeads came into existence during the World War II after the natural rubber was in short supply and extensive research was being developed
Are we bathing with plastics? Next time You use facewash and see Polypropylene, Polyethylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polypropylene methacrylate on any of the Products please understand, You are bathing with Microbeads and Please be beware You are adding Microbeads to the Oceans, Waterways and to Nature. As per NOAA, Microbeads are plastic particles that are between 1 mm and 1 micron in size and can be very harmful to the ocean and aquatic life. Birds, Aquatic Oceans can think of Microbeads as
On World Environment Day, observed on June 5 each year, India will host “Beat Plastic Pollution” — an event in association with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in New Delhi. But beyond the veil of rhetoric, Indian cities are dirty and most of these generate thousands of tonnes of plastic waste daily which not only pollute the land but also choke our oceans. Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), a statutory organisation, which keeps an eye on pollution, said in its 2015 report
Consumer goods companies across beverages, processed foods and alcohol have begun exploring alternative packaging solutions, including glass, to reduce use of plastic on mounting concerns over plastic waste, and possible bans by more state governments after Maharashtra. While companies such as Pepsi-Co, Cremica Food Industries, and Allied Blenders and Distillers consider increased use of glass in packaging, they feel adopting collaborative technology to recycle waste is the best way to .. Read more at: //economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/64848893.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
