Sunday, December 3, 2017
Glitter: Sparkly but Dangerous
According to the recent findings of scientists in the UK, glitter is actually terrible for the environment. Glitter is essentially a ton of little tiny shiny pieces of plastic, known as microplastics. These microplastics have been a well known hazard for the world's oceans and the marine life that lives in these oceans. However, it is not just regular glitter that is the main issue. Products like face wash, makeup products, and "rinse off" cosmetics are to be considered hazardous as well. They are considered dangerous because they just wash down the drain and seep out into the environment. The United Kingdom is trying to create a ban of glitter and other glitter products. I was wondering, how many of you guys at home own or use body products with some sort of glitter in it? If it was banned in the U.S., would it be hard for you to give it up?
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This is very random but insightful and, although I don't think glitter is a huge problem, I do agree that the government should be monitoring cleaning products and make-up. It seems like it could be a significant source of pollution in our oceans and our oceans should be one of our main focuses today. We do so many things to ruin the ocean and kill the life on this planet, the least we could to is make sure what we're putting into our environment is safe.
ReplyDeleteI can't imagine giving up glitter because it adds so much sparkle to anything you want. Sadly, I would say the environment is more important than my needs of making things look pretty. I had never thought about glitter in this dangerous and negative way!
ReplyDeleteI agree with TJ. I would have never guessed glitter was this bad for the environment. Personally, I don't see it in any products that I use, so it wouldn't be that hard for me to stop using it. But there are things that cause damage to the environment that I have seen in my face wash, body scrub, and even my toothpaste. They are called micro-beads. They are mostly used as to exfoliate. They are so small for wastewater facilites to catch them and they end up in our lakes, rivers, and oceans. These are the products that I would have a hard time giving up. But if we ban them and come up with more environmental friendly options, we can stop damaging this planet.
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DeleteI agree that glitter adds to many environmental issues. We should definitely start to be more careful about what kind of products we decide to use in order to avoid adding to more useless waste.
ReplyDeleteI agree that glitter can be bad for the environment. I personally do not use any products with glitter, but many people in my family do. I think we should restrict the use of glitter if it is really creating a large problem in the U.S.
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