Sentences with phrase «microbeads in a ban»

After that, lawmakers in Washington outlawed microbeads in a ban that takes effect in July of 2017.

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In the south, Illinois became the first U.S. state to ban the manufacture and sale of products containing microbeads, which will be enacted in 201In the south, Illinois became the first U.S. state to ban the manufacture and sale of products containing microbeads, which will be enacted in 201in 2018.

The Boomerang Alliance, along with groups like the Total Environment Centre, will use Thursday's inquiry to call for a container deposit scheme, a ban on single - use plastic shopping bags and microbeads in laundry and cosmetic products, and continued enforcement of existing regulations.

Across the Capitol, the Senate sent the House a measure aimed at banning microbeads - tiny, plastic balls found in cosmetic products like facial...

• Last week, Suffolk County legislators banned microbeads, those tiny plastic balls found in some shower gels that experts say are a danger to local waterways.

For starters, at the July 30, 2015 Legislative Session, Erie County became the first county in the state to ban the sale of cosmetics and personal care items that contain microbeads.

We can all do our part and I hope that this ban in Erie County will go a long way in reducing microbeads from entering our waterways.

We passed the first and most stringent microbead law in New York State, a law that was emulated by other counties and eventually pressured the federal government to act, which it did when it passed a nationwide ban earlier this year.

Erie County's ban on microbead plastics — believed to be the most comprehensive in the country — would result in the removal of more than 100 consumer products from retail stores.

Albany County is the fifth local government in the state to ban the sale of personal care products containing microbeads, tiny abrasive plastic beads common in toothpaste and cosmetics that wash into the nation's waterways.

The House has passed a microbeads ban of the sort that is being passed by counties across New York, but has stalled in the Legislature.

The cosmetic industry says the broad wording of a microbead ban under consideration by the NYC Council would include polymers that commonly appear in cosmetic products, including nail polish, lipstick, foundation, mascara and sunscreens.

Erie County, New York - Legislator Patrick Burke who garnered national recognition for his ban on microbead plastics, has submitted a resolution expressing his opposition to the Trump Administration's proposed elimination of the Clean Water Rule, as well as the stark reductions in Environmental Protection Agency funding that would cut funds for the Great Lakes pollution cleanup by 97 %.

Erie County Legislator Kevin Hardwick announces that the county law banning the sale of microbeads has been signed and officially goes into effect in six months.

Deacon said she had earned her green stripes while working as a former staffer for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - NY), such as on an effort to ban tiny plastic microbeads in beauty products that pollute the country's water sources.

Last August, I was honored to be joined by Erie County legislators, environmental agencies and advocates, and concerned residents on the shores of Lake Erie to sign legislation into law that bans the sale of products containing microbeads in Erie County.

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced in Buffalo Friday new federal legislation to ban microbeads in personal care products like facial scrubs and body wash.

In January, Vermont's 140 state representatives unanimously passed a bill banning the sale of microbeads in the state by 201In January, Vermont's 140 state representatives unanimously passed a bill banning the sale of microbeads in the state by 201in the state by 2018.

The Vermont House has endorsed a measure to ban so - called microbeads from personal - care products sold in the state.

Higgins, who is a member of the Congressional Great Lakes Task Force, points out that earlier this year Erie County was the first county in the nation to ban microbeads in personal care products.

In June, Illinois became the first state to ban microbeads.

Microbeads — the tiny, abrasive plastic pellets that come by the tens of thousands in bottles of face wash, toothpaste, and more — have been banned in Albany County.

There is something of a Constitutional confrontation underway between Washington and Erie County regarding recently - passed bans on microbeads in personal care products.

Bans on microbeads, found in several personal care products, were recently passed on both the local and federal levels.

We also acted to protect our area's waterways by banning the sale of products containing microbeads in Erie County.

The United States and Canada are moving to ban microbeads — the tiny plastic bits in toothpaste and facewash that are big water polluters.

The ban isn't on the manufacture but on the sale in Erie County so it would be enforced against stores selling the products and not every label says it contains microbeads.

Erie County has already passed what is believed to be the most comprehensive ban on microbeads in the country.

«Microplastic pollution has been in the news recently, with several governments planning a ban on microbeads used in cosmetics and detergents» says Alina Wieczorek from the National University of Ireland, Galway and lead author of the study.

Starting in 2017, microbeads (plastic particles) are now banned in all U.S. states because of their negative environmental impact on ocean life.

Illinois was the first state to pass a microbead ban in the summer of 2014, with a similar concern.

Here's a race to cheer for: New York and California are neck - in - neck to become the first state to ban microbeads in body wash and other cosmetics.

Legislation introduced in California proposes a ban on all products containing microbeads.

Unlike plastic microbead bans passed in other states, AB 888 does not allow for companies to use plastic microbeads that are made of new formulations of plastic that their producers claim are safe or «biodegradable» because such claims have not been scientifically proven.

«California has adopted the strictest ban on polluting plastic microbeads in the nation, and it will serve as the defacto national standard.»

May also hopes to encourage the 52 countries in the Commonwealth to join the UK in banning microbeads and restricting plastic bag use.

The federal ban comes a week after the State of Illinois banned the sale of microbeads in cosmetics by 2017.

Today, Congressman Frank Pallone introduced legislation in the House of Representatives that could ban the sale of products containing microbeads in the U.S. by 2018.

Meanwhile, California just passed a ban on plastic microbeads in personal care products and, earlier this year, Sri Lanka became the first nation on Earth to protect all of its remaining mangrove forests and commit to planting more.

Last week Illinois became the first jurisdiction in the world to ban plastic microbeads from personal care products.

Bryan Cave's Nicola Conway has warned manufacturers to prepare for the impending UK ban on microbeads in cosmetics and beauty products.