Researchers say some 8 trillion microbeads, enough to cover 300 tennis courts, enter water habitats in the U.S. every day. But that's just 1% of the microbeads floating around.

About eight trillion microbeads are entering the United States’ aquatic habitats daily, according to a new study. Scientists want to completely ban the product.

Photo of various microbeads on a penny via 5 Gyres – read more on legislation AB 888 there as well.. According to Chemical Watch, New York counties are still in the process of accepting a ban on ...

Microbeads are found in several of Crest’s toothpastes, including the Pro Health and 3D White lines, according to Beat the Microbead, an international campaign against the polyethylene beads.

Canada is one micro-step closer to a federal ban on microbeads. The Conservative government said Thursday it is proposing to add microbeads to the list of toxic substances under the Canadian ...

Microbeads—the tiny plastic spheres used as exfoliants in face wash, toothpaste and just about any other beauty products on the shelves—were a really, really bad idea.

The microbeads are also too small to be caught in the filters used to treat waste water before it is discharged into rivers, streams and, ultimately, the sea.