NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York political leaders on Monday renewed their push to outlaw microbeads, the personal care plastic additives blamed for polluting waterways, and urged a statewide ban even as ...

LOCKPORT – A proposed local law to ban the sale of cosmetic products containing plastic microbeads was withdrawn from Tuesday’s Niagara County Legislature agenda. The lead sponsor, Legislator Jason A.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — By the start of next year, stores in Erie County will be fined if they’re caught selling products containing microbeads. That is, if a county bill is approved by the legislature ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Environmentalists in Illinois expected a battle royal over their call for a statewide ban on “microbeads” — tiny bits of plastic used in personal care products such as ...

IMAGINE a perfectly round, plastic ball smaller than a pinhead. That’s what a microbead is. They’ve been included in facial scrubs, toothpaste, household cleaners and other products that exfoliate for ...