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South Africa is taking a bold step in the fight against plastic pollution with the announcement of a total ban on plastic microbeads
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

South Africa proposes ban on polluting plastic microbeads

The ‘invisible ocean killers’ accumulate in food chains and threaten public health, says the environment department

  • Sheree Bega
7 min read