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We need to stop buying wash products with microbeads.

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  • 02-02-2016 11:42am
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    BoltzmannBrain
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭


    This is one really easy way to stop polluting the environment. Stop buying wash and shower products with microbeads. Microbeads being little balls of plastic that pollute and make their way into the food chain and you end up eating them.

    We did really well when we managed to remove plastic bags from being seen in the 1990's in every hedgerow, ditch and beach by a simple 5 cent fee. Now ye hardly seen them anywhere!

    Well, this one doesnt even require us spending money. We just need to stop buying the products that contain the offending microbeads. All the shops, Lidl, Tesco and the rest, still sell them even though they know of this problem.

    Either way, where the consumer leads, the big shops will follow. We should take the lead and we should all look to avoid these products!

    More info: http://coastmonkey.ie/microbeads-deep-blue-sea/
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    Day Lewin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,647 ✭✭✭Day Lewin


    Agreed. The tiny grains wash down sewers and reach the sea bed where fish think they are eggs or plankton spawn and eat them. Then larger fish or seabirds eat THOSE fish. They can't digest crumbs of plastic, it damages their livers and guts.

    and tragically, this is all unnecessary!

    If you want to exfoliate your skin, you can get excellent results with a handful of salt, sugar, or ground almonds. Mix with oil or soapsuds for spreading. Scrub on, rinse off...smooth as silk, and harmless to waterlife! (and doesn't make any profit for sellers of cosmetics!) What's not to love?


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    BoltzmannBrain
    Registered Users Posts: 97 ✭✭BoltzmannBrain


    Here's another article listing 5 really easy changes that can mean a lot less plastic ends up in the sea.

    And some of them even save you money! http://coastmonkey.ie/plastic-ultimatum/

    Plus there's a trailer for a really interesting looking movie on pollution coming out soon.


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    Grudaire
    Registered Users Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire


    To be honest it's a bit sad that consumers need to take action to avoid pollution like this. Companies should have the cop on not to sell pollutants like this..

    In the absence of that they shouldn't be allowed sell them! (Tragically the environment isn't an election issue)


    Thanks for the links!


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