Microbeads in Cosmetics

Toothpaste with microbeads.

Small plastic particles are used in a lot of cosmetic products. Removed by washing, they usually get flushed down rivers into the oceans where they end up in the food chain.

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Shoot date: 19/05/2014

Locations: Austria, Europe, Vienna

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Georg Mayer

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Microbeads in Cosmetics

Small plastic particles are used in a lot of cosmetic products. Removed by washing, they usually get flushed down rivers into the oceans where they end up in the food chain.

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