Government confirms microbead ban coming later this year
In his first major speech as Environment Secretary Michael Gove confirms the government will introduce legislation this year to ban microbeads from cosmetic and personal care products
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has today confirmed the government will press ahead with plans to ban microbeads from cosmetic and personal care products in the UK, in a bid to cut plastic pollution...
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