11 November 201511 November 2015 Final Programme Released: Microplastic conference in Cologne from 23-24 November 2015 +++ Final programme released +++ Already 130 participants +++ Just 14 days left +++
22 October 201516 October 2015 Microbead bans moving forward in states, counties With Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature early this month, California is the latest state to ban the sale of products containing plastic microbeads under what lawmakers there boast is the most stringent legislation to date
2 July 20151 July 2015 Fighting Pollution From Microbeads Used in Soaps and Creams California State Assembly approved a measure to outlaw the use of the particles in what could become the strictest ban in the country!
13 May 201412 May 2014 Momentum building for plastic microbead bans Environmentalists alleging that personal-care microparticles cause pollution while flushing them into waterways