Microbeads Research Paper
First off plastic is much cheaper for them to use than any natural product. Saving money in the production stage helps them create more profits in the end. They also use them because using these plastics are smooth and make the products able to be used on a daily basis. If they switched it out to a natural substitute it would make the product rougher and most people would not use it on a daily basis. A consumer using a product more means they need to restock causing higher sales and more profits for the corporations creating this product. When confronted about these problems many companies will try to spread the blame and come up with excuses on why they can We need to take a stand against companies who want to put their own profits in front
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The first to do so was the state of Illinois which will put an outright ban on manufacturing with microbeads starting on January 1, 2018. The bill passed with help from activist groups and some participating companies who wanted to see change. This was huge because many of the corporations that sell to people in Illinois also sell there same products across the country laying the ground for other states to put in similar laws. Illinois also contains one of the biggest cities, Chicago, which companies can sell too. The most recent state to pass a ban on microbeads is California passing the bill just a couple months ago in early October. This was the most contested battle for the subject because California passing it would mean that a ton of smaller states would likely follow in their footsteps. The bill faced major opposition against Johnson and Johnson, and Proctor and Gamble. Their opposition caused two amendments to the bill to be deleted but fortunately it still passed and we should see some improvement in the future. Next to Illinois, California is the second biggest legislative victory because of the massive population inside of the state. There are seven other states that have banned the use of microbeads in products sold to the public. Aside from the US many of our allies have already swiftly put restrictions on the pollution of microbeads. The EU and Canada in the early stages of realization quickly put some kind of regulation on the pollutant. We are still
The first to do so was the state of Illinois which will put an outright ban on manufacturing with microbeads starting on January 1, 2018. The bill passed with help from activist groups and some participating companies who wanted to see change. This was huge because many of the corporations that sell to people in Illinois also sell there same products across the country laying the ground for other states to put in similar laws. Illinois also contains one of the biggest cities, Chicago, which companies can sell too. The most recent state to pass a ban on microbeads is California passing the bill just a couple months ago in early October. This was the most contested battle for the subject because California passing it would mean that a ton of smaller states would likely follow in their footsteps. The bill faced major opposition against Johnson and Johnson, and Proctor and Gamble. Their opposition caused two amendments to the bill to be deleted but fortunately it still passed and we should see some improvement in the future. Next to Illinois, California is the second biggest legislative victory because of the massive population inside of the state. There are seven other states that have banned the use of microbeads in products sold to the public. Aside from the US many of our allies have already swiftly put restrictions on the pollution of microbeads. The EU and Canada in the early stages of realization quickly put some kind of regulation on the pollutant. We are still