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Legislation on microplastics missing globally, UN report

December 8th, 2018 While legislation to tackle plastic waste increases globally, microplastic pollution remains an overlooked problem, a new UN report has revealed. The new report Legal Limits on Single-Use Plastics and Microplastics found that, despite a rise in bans on plastic bags, other single-use plastic products such as microbeads Read more…

By Shamim Malekmian, 4 yearsDecember 8, 2018 ago
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Cabinet backs drafting of new Bill to ban microbeads in Ireland

July 11th, 2018 Microbeads are set to be banned under a new government-backed bill approved by the Cabinet this week. The Times reported this morning that the Bill will be brought forward by the Minister for Housing, Eoghan Murphy, TD and will look to restrict the manufacture, import, export or sale Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsJuly 11, 2018 ago
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Ireland must follow UK in pledge to eliminate plastic waste, say environmentalists

January 11th, 2018 The State must step up its game to tackle plastic pollution in the wake of the UK’s new pledge to eliminate plastic waste by 2042, Ireland’s leading environmental coalition has said. Launched by Prime Minister Theresa May this morning the 25 Year Environment Plan sets out the Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 5 yearsJanuary 11, 2018 ago
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Microbeads only a Fragment of our Microplastic Pollution Problem

May 1st, 2017 Microbeads, tiny pieces of plastic found by the hundreds of thousands in shower gels, face-scrubs and toothpaste, were once trumpeted as a cosmetic “must have” – a crucial ingredient in the battle for beauty. Now they have become a hated ingredient. The US, Canada and the Netherlands Read more…

By Niall Sargent, 6 yearsMay 1, 2017 ago
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