Microbeads - The Story of Stuff Project

Name: Microbeads - The Story of Stuff Project
Uploaded: 2015-05-06T13:49:01
Duration: 2 min

This 2-minute short takes on plastic microbeads—the nasty little bits of plastic that companies have been putting in everything from body washes and hand soaps to toothpaste and make up. In it, we show how microbeads are actually designed to go down the drain and into our rivers, lakes, and oceans…and what folks like us can do to stop this ridiculous assault on our public waters.

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