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Re:Facial scrubs polluting Great Lakes with plastic by scoot on Friday August 02, 2013 @11:17AM (#6147429)
I had no idea! I've just checked my Gillette pre-shave scrub, and while nowhere on the packaging does it mention microbeads, on the contents it lists Polypropylene and Polyethylene. In the bin that goes then, and I won't be buying it again. Shame, I quite liked it.
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Re:Facial scrubs polluting Great Lakes with plastic by ig1 on Friday August 02, 2013 @11:26AM (#6147512)
It's more environmentally friendly if you use your current supply and not buy any more than if you just throw it away where it'll end up in the water supply in any case.
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Re:Facial scrubs polluting Great Lakes with plastic by bcoates on Friday August 02, 2013 @05:43PM (#6149866)
If the contents of his trash can are showing up in the water supply we have bigger problems than microbeads.
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Re:Facial scrubs polluting Great Lakes with plastic by robin_reala on Friday August 02, 2013 @12:39PM (#6148013)
Debatable, if the contents are harming fish after use.
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