Minister says UK government 'fully backs' microbeads ban
by Damian Carrington from Environment | The Guardian on (#1H532)
Environment minister George Eustice tells MPs' committee that the government supports a ban on polluting plastic microbeads in cosmetics
The UK government now fully backs a legal ban on polluting plastic microbeads in cosmetics and toiletries, environment minister George Eustice said on Tuesday.
A ban across the EU could be passed as early as 2017, he said, to stop the tiny particles entering the seas and harming wildlife.
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