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Tag: Trish Walraven

Attack of the Microbeads!!

July 25, 2015June 15, 2018 ~ jkaybay ~ 5 Comments

It turns out that certain companies have been putting little plastic beads into products such as toothpastes and exfoliating scrubs. These “microbeads” are made from polyethylene, the same kind of plastic that’s used to make most beverage bottles. Why on earth would they do this, you might ask? In the case of scrubs they are … Continue reading Attack of the Microbeads!!

 

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