17-11-2017 16:17 via huffingtonpost.co.uk

Biodegradable Glitter: 5 Eco-Friendly Beauty Products That Aren't Made From Plastic

Glitter is increasingly coming under scrutiny for its environmental impact.A nursery chain in south England has banned their pupils from using glitter over the festive season and many conservationists have warned that glitter is usually made of microplastics - fragments of plastic less than five millimetres in size - which can easily pass through water filtration systems and end up in the ocean where it poses threat to marine wildlife.Dr Trisia Farrelly, an environmental anthropologist
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