California Microbeads Ban Countdown: Reformulations Required By 2020
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
California bans plastic microbeads' use in rinse-off personal care products, including toothpaste, beginning in 2020 following Gov. Brown's approval. Emerging "green" alternatives, such as biodegradable PHA-based microbeads, will be off-limits under the law unless companies prevail arguing they aren't plastic.