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California Lawmaker Scales Back Bill Banning Microbeads From Products

April 10, 2025
A California lawmaker is scaling back her bill to ban the sale of cleaning products, cosmetics, paint and coatings that contain microbeads starting in 2027 by agreeing to remove paint and coatings from the ban and delaying the start dates for remaining bans by two years, though the measure is still being opposed by major industry groups. The bill, AB 823 by Assemblywoman Tasha Boerner (D-Encinitas), was approved April 7 by the Assembly Natural Resources Committee and now moves to...


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