Draft Rules Target Plastic Microbeads in Battle Against Pollution

South Africa proposes ban on polluting plastic microbeads – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa is taking a bold step in the fight against plastic pollution with the announcement of a total ban on plastic microbeads, which it describes as “invisible ocean killers.”  Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George on Thursday released draft regulations to prohibit the manufacture, import, export, distribution and sale of microbeads and products containing them. The move, published under the National Environmental M…

Draft rules target plastic microbeads in battle against pollution

Regulations propose to prohibit the production, distribution, sale, import and export of the particles

South Africa proposes ban on polluting plastic microbeads

South Africa is taking a bold step in the fight against plastic pollution with the announcement of a total ban on plastic microbeads, which it describes as “invisible ocean killers.”  Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Dion George on Thursday released draft regulations to prohibit the manufacture, import, export, distribution and sale of microbeads and products containing them. The move, published under the National Environmental M…

South Africa's ambitious plan to tackle plastic microbead pollution

Image credit: Anastasia Yaniuk on Dupe PhotosThe Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has published draft regulations for comment that are aimed at prohibiting the production, distribution, sale, import, and export of plastic microbeads and products containing them. Read more...

Have your say on draft plastic pollution regulations

The Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, has