[Newsbot]

Title: Plastic microbeads from facial exfoliants make their way into Great Lakes
Category: Environmental
Posted By: DrCaleb
Date: 2013-08-01 15:02:58
Canadian

[Freakinoldguy]

Women sheesh.

Everyone knows that a Black and Decker orbital sander with 20 grit sandpaper works 100% better than microbeads for cleaning the makeup off your face.

[Jabberwalker]

What ever happened to using pumice?

[BartSimpson]

Jabberwalker Jabberwalker:

What ever happened to using pumice?

Pumice doesn't have the 'techno' cachet of 'advanced microbead technology'.

[DrCaleb]

BartSimpson BartSimpson:

Jabberwalker Jabberwalker:

What ever happened to using pumice?

Pumice doesn't have the 'techno' cachet of 'advanced microbead technology'.

But with a Porter Cable 7424, it will remove makeup fairly well.

I think those microbeads should be banned. Just my 2 cents.

[BartSimpson]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

I think those microbeads should be banned. Just my 2 cents.

Concur. It's mindless pollution.

[martin14]

Are the fish prettier now ?

[herbie]

Jabberwalker Jabberwalker:

What ever happened to using pumice?

Obviously plastic is cheaper than pumice, or ground up coconut shell or anything natural.
CHEAPEST - the ruling factor in producing anything in business these days. It's probably illegal to even think of the results of applying the cheapest solution to anything.

[Jabberwalker]

herbie herbie:

Jabberwalker Jabberwalker:

What ever happened to using pumice?

Obviously plastic is cheaper than pumice, or ground up coconut shell or anything natural.
CHEAPEST - the ruling factor in producing anything in business these days. It's probably illegal to even think of the results of applying the cheapest solution to anything.

It's a round-about way of disposing of trillions of plastic containers ... turn them into magic beads and flush them away.

[bootlegga]

herbie herbie:

Jabberwalker Jabberwalker:

What ever happened to using pumice?

Obviously plastic is cheaper than pumice, or ground up coconut shell or anything natural.

CHEAPEST - the ruling factor in producing anything in business these days. It's probably illegal to even think of the results of applying the cheapest solution to anything.

Yep, that's the same reason Coca-Cola uses high fructose corn syrup instead of sugar nowadays.

Same goes for every other Western company out there - short term profits is the only thing that matters now. Who gives a crap if the planet will be unlivable in 100 years as long as CEOs and executives get their annual bonuses.