Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Plastic Beads & The Plastic Soup Swirling In The Ocean

July 2, 2008 by admin  
Filed under Environmental Health

After writing about polyethyelene beads in conventional body scrubs, I’ve been researching plastics in our oceans.  It really irks me that beauty products contain plastic DESIGNED to be washed to the ocean.  And I’ve found those beads in lots of products, now that I’m looking, including toothpaste (see Simple Steps below).  Okay, I realize that this may be old news.  [...]