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Skip-Care for a More Sustainable World | A Series
Apr, 22
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EU has a golden chance to rid us of all intentionally added microplastics
Mar, 9
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11 Makeup-brands exposed with the use of microplastics
Feb, 10
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About 80% of hand sanitisers & gels contain microplastics
Jan, 26
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This Holiday Season, Choose Microplastic-free Cosmetics!
Dec, 14
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Argentina becomes first country in South America to ban microbeads
Dec, 4
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#GivingTuesday: Let’s join forces for beauty without microplastics!
Nov, 30
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Crowdfunding: Donate to Beat the Microbead App!
Oct, 27
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Here’s why EU can’t miss the chance to ban all microplastics
Sep, 1
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Myth Buster: Toothpaste still contains plastic ingredients!
Aug, 20
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Beat the Microbead app featured on ‘App Of The Day’ platform
Jul, 29
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72% of Sun Care products contain microplastics
Jul, 7
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Plastic-free Beauty: The New Normal!
Jun, 17
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Consumers are worried about plastics in cosmetics. Seventy percent want a ban.
May, 28
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3 Reasons to worry about microplastics in 2020
Dec, 30
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Why should we stop using flushable wet wipes?
Dec, 13
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Victoria Beckham’s First Skincare Product Is Out And It’s Not Microplastic-Free
Nov, 21
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European ban on microplastics must be stricter
Nov, 14
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Detergents too have microplastics!
Nov, 1
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Denial is not an option anymore: reflections on the Plastic Health Summit
Oct, 11
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Plastic-free body lotions & butters!
Aug, 20
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Have microbeads reached the Canadian Arctic?
Aug, 16
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Glitter without litter: is that for real?
Jul, 17
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The first Plastic Health Summit in the world
Jul, 11
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Plastic-free sunscreens!
Jul, 2
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Sign this petition & ask the EU to ban microplastics in cosmetics!
Jun, 27
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Looking closer at the “best mascaras” of 2018!
May, 3
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Get to know microplastics in your cosmetics
Apr, 14
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Up to 1.5 MILLION plastic particles in your anti-wrinkle cream?
Apr, 10
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Are allure magazine’s best of beauty award winners microplastic-free?
Feb, 28
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ECHA proposes to ban intentionally added microplastics
Jan, 30
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Guest Column: The Story of Naïf and Their ‘Circular Face Scrub’
Jan, 18
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Ban and avoid plastic glitter!
Dec, 11
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Microplastics: The Plastics Industry’s False Verdict
Nov, 22
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Karen van Ede: A Beauty Editor’s Efforts to Combat Plastic Pollution
Oct, 29
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“Look for the Zero” is Your Best Bet!
Oct, 4
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The European Parliament wants to ban microplastics in cosmetics
Sep, 26
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Efforts to ban microbeads in Finland and South Africa
Sep, 4
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The BTMB campaign demands restriction of all intentionally added microplastics
May, 11
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Exciting new features of Beat The Microbead app!
Jan, 17
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Ban on microbeads in UK, Italy and New Zealand
Dec, 22
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European Commission’s Plastics Strategy completely inadequate
Nov, 10
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The International Cosmetics Industry and Plastic Soup
Nov, 6
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Download the beat the microbead app and take part in Ocean Conservation
Oct, 30
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Release of Position Paper on Microbeads and Microplastics in Cosmetics
Oct, 27
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112.5 million microbeads pass through Ljubljana’s water purification system
Oct, 24
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Microbeads ban in Wales
Oct, 20
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Ban on microbeads in Taiwan
Aug, 10
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Sweden leads European ban on microbeads
Jul, 17
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Nanoplastics in scrubs with plastic microbeads
Jul, 6
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209 trillion microbeads enter the sea from China
Jun, 19
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Disillusioning statement cosmetics industry about microbeads
Jun, 16
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Our social media campaign: #NoPlasticsInCosmetics kick-off week!
Mar, 1
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Cosmetic products are full of plastic
Feb, 15
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The National Postcode Lottery grants the Plastic Soup Foundation 600.000 Euros
Feb, 8
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Beat the Microbead is Katerva Behavioural Change Award 2017 finalist
Jan, 24
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New Zealand to ban microbeads
Jan, 16
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Scotland is heading towards a legislative ban on microbeads
Dec, 21
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UK minister urges Christmas shoppers to boycott cosmetics with microbeads
Dec, 20
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Tesco to phase out microbeads from its products by end of 2016
Dec, 12
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Irish ban on microbeads discussed
Nov, 21
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British Government’s response
Nov, 14
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Canadian government to ban toiletries containing microbeads in 2018
Nov, 7
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Italian Parliament approves ban unanimously
Oct, 25
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Anchovies eat microbeads from face scrubs
Oct, 25
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Industry responds to US microbead ban
Oct, 24
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BtMb launched in Denmark
Oct, 23
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“German cosmetic industry does not phase out”
Oct, 21
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Ireland to follow US and UK by introducing ban on microbeads
Oct, 20
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Mary Creagh is the winner of the Politics Plume for 2016
Oct, 11
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Human made sun and rain demonstrates plastic pollution impact
Oct, 5
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Today it is World Animal Day
Oct, 4
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How Britain’s road markings are polluting its rivers and lakes
Sep, 30
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UK microbeads ban first step to implementing plastic circular economy
Sep, 29
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Committee Chair thanks petitioners for helping secure ban on microbeads
Sep, 26
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Politics Plume 2016: nominees
Sep, 23
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Spectroscopy shows microbeads are accumulating in oceans
Sep, 22
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Huffington Post: Beauty and Fashion are polluting our oceans
Sep, 20
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Law Proposal in Italy to ban microbeads
Sep, 19
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Taiwan Environmental Protection Agency announced Ban on Microbeads
Sep, 19
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UK government to ban microbeads from cosmetics by end of 2017
Sep, 2
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Scourge of the plastic microbead: Polluting oceans, damaging eyes, teeth, skin
Aug, 31
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