PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. — They're probably in your house somewhere. Microbeads, tiny pieces of plastic usually added to make a product more abrasive, are a common ingredient in facial scrubs, body washes, ...

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Environmentalists in Illinois expected a battle royal over their call for a statewide ban on “microbeads” — tiny bits of plastic used in personal care products such as ...

You brush twice daily, floss religiously and see your dentist every six months. But what if these acts of oral hygiene are quietly contributing to one of the planet's most pressing environmental ...

But that’s exactly what has happened in the US in a battle over “microbeads” — tiny bits of plastic used in personal care products such as facial scrubs and toothpaste that are flowing by the billions ...

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