News24 | SA Moves to Ban Microbeads in Cosmetics, Pesticides — with Threat of up to 20 Years in Jail

News24 | SA moves to ban microbeads in cosmetics, pesticides — with threat of up to 20 years in jail

The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment said on Thursday it would publish draft regulations in a push for a total ban on the production and import of microplastics.

Ocean Killers: SA Set To Ban Microbeads

South Africa is stepping up its fight against plastic pollution with a proposed total ban on microbeads, tiny plastic particles often found in cosmetics, toiletries, and other household products.   On Thursday, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dr Dion George, published draft regulations that aim to prohibit the production, distribution, sale, import, and export of plastic microbeads and any products containing them.   The mov…