(Dagbladet): It is now prohibited to use microplastic beads in cosmetics and personal hygiene products in the UK.
Initially, production was banned, and in July the sale of the product will also be banned.
The production ban comes into effect today, writes The Guardian.
A “latte tax” is also proposed
Thousands of tonnes of plastic beads from products such as facial scrubs and toothpaste end up in the ocean every year, where they can harm wildlife.
After the US banned microplastic beads in 2015, the UK government pledged in 2016 to follow suit.
– Microplastic pearls are completely unnecessary as there are so many natural alternatives, and I am pleased that cosmetics manufacturers can no longer use these harmful plastics in products that are applied and rinsed off, said Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey, to Guard.
The newspaper described the UK law as one of the strictest in the world against plastic pollution.
The Environment Committee in the British Parliament has proposed a fee of 25 pence (approximately NOK 2.60) per cup of coffee, according to The Independent. 2.5 billion plastic cups are used in the UK every year. The proposal was nicknamed the “latte tax” in the media.
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