Plastic microbeads: great in your face wash, bad in your food – how South Africa’s ban can work better
October 19, 2025
Anusha Rajkaran, University of the Western Cape and Conrad Sparks, Cape Peninsula University of Technology Imagine a perfectly round, plastic ball smaller than a pinhead. That’s what a microbead is. They’ve been included in facial scrubs, toothpaste, household cleaners and…
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