Experts are casting doubt over a new study that found microplastics in human stools for the first time, saying that the study was too small to draw any credible conclusion. Continue reading
You might not be able to see it, but our waterways are being polluted with tiny pieces of plastic, and researchers say it’s largely made up of microfibres from clothing. Continue reading
The federal government says it will ban the sale of shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs containing plastic microbeads, effective July 1, 2018. Continue reading
The federal government has officially listed microbeads as a toxic substance, giving it the ability to ban the plastic particles commonly used bath and shower products. Continue reading
Britt Hall and undergraduate student, Samantha Campbell, said they have found fish stomachs damaged by between two and 20 pieces of microplastic. Continue reading
Microbeads, which are tiny plastic pellets, are used as cheap abrasives and are too small to be filtered out of waterways, where they end up flowing to the ocean and harming wildlife. Continue reading
Loblaws promises that within three and a half years microbeads and two potentially harmful chemicals will be eliminated from its cosmetic and household products. Continue reading
Toronto’s executive committee will meet today to discuss the option of banning the use of microbeads found in shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs. Continue reading
The Conservative government says Environment Canada is studying the dangers posed to wildlife and the environment by the plastic microbeads found in shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs. Continue reading
The NDP is calling on the federal government to list microbeads, which are used in cosmetic products like body wash and toothpaste, as a potential toxic substance. Continue reading