The UK has banned microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products to protect marine life from plastic pollution.
Microbeads, tiny plastic spheres in products like face scrubs and toothpaste, harm marine animals when washed into the sea.
This ban is a major step to safeguard our oceans.
Environment Minister Therese Coffey praised the ban, highlighting the availability of natural alternatives.
She emphasized the government’s commitment to tackling plastic waste.
Labour’s Mary Creagh also supported the ban but …
