Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Ban Microbeads

Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Ban Microbeads

2014 / America / Great Lakes / non research

Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Ban Microbeads

http://www3.illinois.gov/PressReleases/ShowPressRelease.cfm?SubjectID=2&RecNum=12313

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 8, 2014

Governor Quinn Signs Bill to Ban Microbeads, Protect Illinois Waterways
Illinois Now First State in the Nation to Prevent Use of Personal Care
Products Containing Synthetic Plastics

CHICAGO ? Governor Pat Quinn today signed legislation to make Illinois
the first state in the nation to ban the manufacture and sale of
personal care products containing synthetic plastic microbeads. Today?s
action is part of Governor Quinn?s commitment to protect our natural
resources and ensure a clean and healthy environment for future generations.

?Banning microbeads will help ensure clean waters across Illinois and
set an example for our nation to follow,? Governor Quinn said. ?Lake
Michigan and the many rivers and lakes across our state are among our
most important natural resources. We must do everything necessary to
safeguard them."

Senate Bill 2727, sponsored by State Senator Heather Steans and State
Representative Jaime Andrade Jr., makes Illinois the first state to ban
microbeads in personal care products. The new law will require synthetic
microbeads to be removed from manufacturing by the end of 2018 and bans
the sale of such items by the end of 2019 in Illinois.

http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=2727&GAID=12&DocTypeID=SB&LegId=78471&SessionID=85&GA=98

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