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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

SACRAMENTO— One of the nation’s toughest bans on plastic exfoliating beads in cosmetics has cleared the California Assembly. It’s the second attempt at prohibiting the sale of soap, toothpaste and ...

LOCKPORT – A proposed local law to ban the sale of cosmetic products containing plastic microbeads was withdrawn from Tuesday’s Niagara County Legislature agenda.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