Environment and Energy Committee Vote / February 10, 2015

SF 507: Phase out plastic microbeads in personal care products

Synthetic micro beads are tiny plastic particles that have been added to toothpaste and facial scrubs in recent years. When they are washed down our drains, they are too small to be filtered out by our wastewater treatment facilities. They end up in our lakes and rivers, where they absorb toxins such as dioxins and PCBs.

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has recommended that action be taken to accelerate the phase out these products. Safer alternatives which would not harm our water are readily available. This bill provides firm deadlines for manufacturers and retailers to phase out the use of plastic microbeads in Minnesota.

What Would Happen?

The bill moves on to the Commerce Committee.

The bill does not move on and microbead use is not restricted.

How The Committee Voted

The bill moves on to the Commerce Committee.

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Members At The Time Of The Vote

This was a "voice vote" so individual votes were not recorded.

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