World Environment Day: Despite Being Banned in Cosmetics, Microplastics Still Clog India's Store Shelves and Waters

Though the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) banned the use of microbeads in cosmetics in October 2017, it will only be implemented in 2020. This means that for two more years, tonnes of plastic grains, measuring anywhere between one and five micrometres, will be used unchecked in cosmetics, creams and soaps.

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