microplastic recycling Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Sun, 30 Dec 2012 06:46:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Unilever Removes Plastic Micro Beads from Hygiene and Cosmetic Products https://www.greenoptimistic.com/unilever-removes-plastic-micro-beads-from-hygiene-and-cosmetic-products-20121229/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/unilever-removes-plastic-micro-beads-from-hygiene-and-cosmetic-products-20121229/#comments Sat, 29 Dec 2012 17:55:54 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=30547 Plastic micro beads used as exfoliating granules will be completely removed from hygiene and cosmetic products produced by Unilever NV. The London and Rotterdam based company is one of the giants in the industry, makers of Vaseline, Axe deodorants and Dove soaps. The decision was made after environmental groups called for the complete elimination of […]

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