{"id":32031,"date":"2014-03-15T17:29:55","date_gmt":"2014-03-15T15:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/2014\/03\/15\/a-g-schneiderman-proposes-first-in-the-nation-legislation-banning-plastic-microbeads-in-commonly-used-cosmetics\/"},"modified":"2014-03-15T17:29:55","modified_gmt":"2014-03-15T15:29:55","slug":"a-g-schneiderman-proposes-first-in-the-nation-legislation-banning-plastic-microbeads-in-commonly-used-cosmetics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/nonresearch-en\/2014\/a-g-schneiderman-proposes-first-in-the-nation-legislation-banning-plastic-microbeads-in-commonly-used-cosmetics\/","title":{"rendered":"Schneiderman Proposes First-in-the-Nation Legislation Banning Plastic Microbeads In Commonly Used Cosmetics"},"content":{"rendered":"<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#a9a9a9\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"3\" align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<td>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"1\" align=\"left\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"left\">\n<pre><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ag.ny.gov\/press-release\/ag-schneiderman-proposes-first-nation-legislation-banning-plastic-microbeads-commonly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.ag.ny.gov\/press-release\/ag-schneiderman-proposes-first-nation-legislation-banning-plastic-microbeads-commonly<\/a>\n\nA.G. Schneiderman Proposes First-in-the-Nation Legislation Banning\nPlastic Microbeads In Commonly Used Cosmetics\n\nLegislation To Be Introduced By Assemblyman Robert K. Sweeney\n\nMicrobead-Free Waters Act Bans Plastic Beads Used In Facial Scrubs,\nShampoos And Toothpaste; Beads Found At High Levels In Lake Erie, Beads\nPollute New York Waters And Pose Emerging Threat To Wildlife, Public Health\n\nSchneiderman: Protecting Our Waterways Is Among New York&amp;rsquo;s Most\nImportant Responsibilities\n\nNEW YORK &amp;ndash; Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today was joined by\nLong Island Assemblyman Robert K. Sweeney in proposing\nfirst-in-the-nation legislation that bans a form of plastic pollution\nthat is an emerging threat to New York&amp;rsquo;s Great Lakes and other bodies of\nwater. The Attorney General&amp;rsquo;s Microbead-Free Waters Act will prohibit\nthe sale in New York of beauty and cosmetic products that contain tiny\nplastic particles that are often marketed as microbeads. The plastic\nbeads, which were recently found in alarmingly high levels in the New\nYork waters of Lake Erie, can persist in the environment for centuries\nand accumulate toxic chemicals on their surface, threatening fish,\nwildlife and public health.\n\n&amp;ldquo;From the Great Lakes to the Hudson River to Long Island Sound, our\ncommitment to protecting and restoring New York&amp;rsquo;s waters is among our\nmost important responsibilities,&amp;rdquo; Attorney General Schneiderman said.\n&amp;ldquo;New York&amp;rsquo;s environmental leadership continues today with the\nintroduction of common-sense legislation that will stop the flow of\nplastic from ill-designed beauty products into our vital waters,\npreserving our natural heritage for future generations.&amp;rdquo;\n\nThe Microbead-Free Waters Act would prohibit the production,\nmanufacture, distribution and sale in New York of any beauty product,\ncosmetic or other personal care product containing plastic particles\nless than 5 millimeters in size. Microbeads are commonly found in more\nthan 100 products, including facial scrubs, soaps, shampoo and\ntoothpaste, where they replace ground walnut shells, sea salt, and other\nnatural materials as an abrasive.\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/5gyres.org\/posts\/2014\/02\/11\/5_gyres_introduces_legislation_with_ny_attorney_general_to_ban_the_microbead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/5gyres.org\/posts\/2014\/02\/11\/5_gyres_introduces_legislation_with_ny_attorney_general_to_ban_the_microbead\/<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/5gyres.org\/posts\/2014\/02\/13\/round_2_5_gyres_introduces_legislation_with_cas_assemblyman_richard_bloom_to_ban_plastic_microbeads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/5gyres.org\/posts\/2014\/02\/13\/round_2_5_gyres_introduces_legislation_with_cas_assemblyman_richard_bloom_to_ban_plastic_microbeads\/<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/11\/nyregion\/ban-sought-on-microbeads-in-beauty-items.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/11\/nyregion\/ban-sought-on-microbeads-in-beauty-items.html<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/la-fi-california-microbead-ban-20140213,0,175963.story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/la-fi-california-microbead-ban-20140213,0,175963.story<\/a>\n\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.onearth.org\/articles\/2014\/02\/new-york-wants-microbeads-outta-cosemetics-and-great-lakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.onearth.org\/articles\/2014\/02\/new-york-wants-microbeads-outta-cosemetics-and-great-lakes<\/a><\/pre>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\" height=\"5\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td align=\"center\" bgcolor=\"#a9a9a9\" width=\"100%\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/www.ag.ny.gov\/press-release\/ag-schneiderman-proposes-first-nation-legislation-banning-plastic-microbeads-commonly A.G. Schneiderman Proposes First-in-the-Nation Legislation Banning Plastic Microbeads In Commonly Used Cosmetics Legislation To Be Introduced By Assemblyman Robert K. Sweeney Microbead-Free Waters Act Bans Plastic Beads Used In Facial Scrubs, Shampoos And Toothpaste; Beads Found At High Levels In Lake Erie, Beads Pollute New York Waters And Pose Emerging Threat To Wildlife, Public Health Schneiderman: Protecting Our Waterways Is Among New York&amp;rsquo;s Most Important Responsibilities NEW YORK &amp;ndash; Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today was joined by Long Island Assemblyman Robert K. Sweeney in proposing first-in-the-nation legislation that bans a form of plastic pollution that is an emerging threat to New York&amp;rsquo;s Great Lakes and other bodies of water. The Attorney General&amp;rsquo;s Microbead-Free Waters Act will prohibit the sale in New York of beauty and cosmetic products that contain tiny plastic particles that are often marketed as microbeads. The plastic beads, which were recently found in alarmingly high levels in the New York waters of Lake Erie, can persist in the environment for centuries and accumulate toxic chemicals on their surface, threatening fish, wildlife and public health. &amp;ldquo;From the Great Lakes to the Hudson River to Long Island Sound, our commitment to protecting and restoring New York&amp;rsquo;s waters is among our most important responsibilities,&amp;rdquo; Attorney General Schneiderman said. &amp;ldquo;New York&amp;rsquo;s environmental leadership continues today with the introduction of common-sense legislation that will stop the flow of plastic from ill-designed beauty products into our vital waters, preserving our natural heritage for future generations.&amp;rdquo; The Microbead-Free Waters Act would prohibit the production, manufacture, distribution and sale in New York of any beauty product, cosmetic or other personal care product containing plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in size. Microbeads are commonly found in more than 100 products, including facial scrubs, soaps, shampoo and toothpaste, where they replace ground walnut shells, sea salt, and other natural materials as an abrasive. http:\/\/5gyres.org\/posts\/2014\/02\/11\/5_gyres_introduces_legislation_with_ny_attorney_general_to_ban_the_microbead\/ http:\/\/5gyres.org\/posts\/2014\/02\/13\/round_2_5_gyres_introduces_legislation_with_cas_assemblyman_richard_bloom_to_ban_plastic_microbeads\/ http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/11\/nyregion\/ban-sought-on-microbeads-in-beauty-items.html http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/la-fi-california-microbead-ban-20140213,0,175963.story http:\/\/www.onearth.org\/articles\/2014\/02\/new-york-wants-microbeads-outta-cosemetics-and-great-lakes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3504,3488],"tags":[1544,1445,1587],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Schneiderman Proposes First-in-the-Nation Legislation Banning Plastic Microbeads In Commonly Used Cosmetics - One Earth - One Ocean e. V.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/nonresearch-en\/2014\/a-g-schneiderman-proposes-first-in-the-nation-legislation-banning-plastic-microbeads-in-commonly-used-cosmetics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Schneiderman Proposes First-in-the-Nation Legislation Banning Plastic Microbeads In Commonly Used Cosmetics - One Earth - One Ocean e. V.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"http:\/\/www.ag.ny.gov\/press-release\/ag-schneiderman-proposes-first-nation-legislation-banning-plastic-microbeads-commonly A.G. Schneiderman Proposes First-in-the-Nation Legislation Banning Plastic Microbeads In Commonly Used Cosmetics Legislation To Be Introduced By Assemblyman Robert K. Sweeney Microbead-Free Waters Act Bans Plastic Beads Used In Facial Scrubs, Shampoos And Toothpaste; Beads Found At High Levels In Lake Erie, Beads Pollute New York Waters And Pose Emerging Threat To Wildlife, Public Health Schneiderman: Protecting Our Waterways Is Among New York&amp;rsquo;s Most Important Responsibilities NEW YORK &amp;ndash; Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today was joined by Long Island Assemblyman Robert K. Sweeney in proposing first-in-the-nation legislation that bans a form of plastic pollution that is an emerging threat to New York&amp;rsquo;s Great Lakes and other bodies of water. The Attorney General&amp;rsquo;s Microbead-Free Waters Act will prohibit the sale in New York of beauty and cosmetic products that contain tiny plastic particles that are often marketed as microbeads. The plastic beads, which were recently found in alarmingly high levels in the New York waters of Lake Erie, can persist in the environment for centuries and accumulate toxic chemicals on their surface, threatening fish, wildlife and public health. &amp;ldquo;From the Great Lakes to the Hudson River to Long Island Sound, our commitment to protecting and restoring New York&amp;rsquo;s waters is among our most important responsibilities,&amp;rdquo; Attorney General Schneiderman said. &amp;ldquo;New York&amp;rsquo;s environmental leadership continues today with the introduction of common-sense legislation that will stop the flow of plastic from ill-designed beauty products into our vital waters, preserving our natural heritage for future generations.&amp;rdquo; The Microbead-Free Waters Act would prohibit the production, manufacture, distribution and sale in New York of any beauty product, cosmetic or other personal care product containing plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in size. Microbeads are commonly found in more than 100 products, including facial scrubs, soaps, shampoo and toothpaste, where they replace ground walnut shells, sea salt, and other natural materials as an abrasive. http:\/\/5gyres.org\/posts\/2014\/02\/11\/5_gyres_introduces_legislation_with_ny_attorney_general_to_ban_the_microbead\/ http:\/\/5gyres.org\/posts\/2014\/02\/13\/round_2_5_gyres_introduces_legislation_with_cas_assemblyman_richard_bloom_to_ban_plastic_microbeads\/ http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2014\/02\/11\/nyregion\/ban-sought-on-microbeads-in-beauty-items.html http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/la-fi-california-microbead-ban-20140213,0,175963.story http:\/\/www.onearth.org\/articles\/2014\/02\/new-york-wants-microbeads-outta-cosemetics-and-great-lakes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/oneearth-oneocean.com\/en\/nonresearch-en\/2014\/a-g-schneiderman-proposes-first-in-the-nation-legislation-banning-plastic-microbeads-in-commonly-used-cosmetics\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"One Earth - One Ocean e. 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Sweeney Microbead-Free Waters Act Bans Plastic Beads Used In Facial Scrubs, Shampoos And Toothpaste; Beads Found At High Levels In Lake Erie, Beads Pollute New York Waters And Pose Emerging Threat To Wildlife, Public Health Schneiderman: Protecting Our Waterways Is Among New York&amp;rsquo;s Most Important Responsibilities NEW YORK &amp;ndash; Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today was joined by Long Island Assemblyman Robert K. Sweeney in proposing first-in-the-nation legislation that bans a form of plastic pollution that is an emerging threat to New York&amp;rsquo;s Great Lakes and other bodies of water. The Attorney General&amp;rsquo;s Microbead-Free Waters Act will prohibit the sale in New York of beauty and cosmetic products that contain tiny plastic particles that are often marketed as microbeads. The plastic beads, which were recently found in alarmingly high levels in the New York waters of Lake Erie, can persist in the environment for centuries and accumulate toxic chemicals on their surface, threatening fish, wildlife and public health. &amp;ldquo;From the Great Lakes to the Hudson River to Long Island Sound, our commitment to protecting and restoring New York&amp;rsquo;s waters is among our most important responsibilities,&amp;rdquo; Attorney General Schneiderman said. &amp;ldquo;New York&amp;rsquo;s environmental leadership continues today with the introduction of common-sense legislation that will stop the flow of plastic from ill-designed beauty products into our vital waters, preserving our natural heritage for future generations.&amp;rdquo; The Microbead-Free Waters Act would prohibit the production, manufacture, distribution and sale in New York of any beauty product, cosmetic or other personal care product containing plastic particles less than 5 millimeters in size. 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