They are the tiny beads and pieces of plastic found in facial scrubs and other cleansing projects. And now they are washing down the drain and spreading from sewage systems into oceans, gulfs, lakes, and rivers around the world, where they are adding to plastic pollution that threatens those ecosystems and wildlife. Illinois is one
How One State Is Taking On The Micro-Plastics Polluting Its Waterways
Illinois bill takes aim at microbeads found in personal care products, but green groups say measure does not go far enough