The inter-party group of the British Parliament has called for the complete prohibition of the use of microgranules in cosmetic products around the world, according to an Internet publication for girls and women aged 14 to 35 Pannochka. net Committee on the Environment of the House of Commons of Great Britain believes that this ban must first be supported at the pan-European level.

If the initiative does not find understanding in the EU after the results of Brexit, then the British government should at least introduce a ban at the national level.

Cosmetic companies should refrain from using microgranules in products for dental, face and body care. Solid non-destructible particles flood the world's oceans, lakes and rivers, destroying wildlife.

"It's shocking: six oysters that lie on your plate can contain up to 50 pieces of plastic," said Mary Creag, chairman of the parliamentary committee.

Global Plans.

Most major cosmetics manufacturers voluntarily developed plans to abandon the use of microgranules by 2020. Some of them have already expressed the hope that the legislative ban of microgranules will not be required.

Despite the "consciousness" of industrial giants, the committee is sure that a ban is necessary.

First, 2020 is a long time.

Secondly, not every manufacturer agrees to invest in order to save the planet.

The head of the previous British government David Cameron worked with European colleagues to ban micro-granules in cosmetics "by the middle of next year", but the unexpected results of Brexit confused them with maps. Now everything will have to start again, and Europe and Britain will probably fight this evil separately.

According to rough estimates, every year in the United Kingdom because of the scrubs alone, 86 tons of plastic microgranules.

In all countries of Europe, the beauty industry is draining into the marine environment up to 219 thousand tons of microgranules!.

The struggle against microgranules will begin with cosmetics, and then they will reach the particles that are formed in the production of textiles and automobile tires. Legislators finish abrasive powders for sandblasting.

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