Beat the Microbead

Many personal care products contain #microplastics that may harm the environment. Check products on our website! #BeattheMicrobead
Initiated by @PlasticSoupFoun

[Beat the Microbead @BeatTheBead]

Today is #PlasticFreeBeautyDay🧴🧼💄
Let's make our voices heard: no plastic in cosmetics🙅

🚨9 out of 10 cosmetics in our latest study contain #microplastics. It's time to ask brands to do better. Send them a message now! #DareToCare👉
https://t.co/giDE48yQ9E
🎥: @DesignersAnon

[Beat the Microbead @BeatTheBead]

About time we ban the use of microplastics in cosmetics because #microplastics in cosmetics and care products are not a necessity!

Great to see the #microplasticsfree brands coming together to demand future proof legislation 👏

[Plastic Soup Foundation @plasticsoupfoun]

Microplastic-free companies join forces🤝
Upcoming EU legislation on #IntentionallyAddedMicroplastics doesn't go fast or far enough

Naïf, with 19 brands, spearhead an open letter to European Commission, asking them to ban all #microplastics in cosmetics💪 https://t.co/CGsXyhF2fm

[Plastic Soup Foundation @plasticsoupfoun]

The holiday season is upon us ✨ Are you looking for (micro)plastic-free gift ideas? 🎁

Try our Angel Brands. They're offering discounts on selected products, especially for our community 💚 Best part? Part of the sales is donated to us 🐳

Have a look 👉 https://t.co/gd21sfK6Xh

[Plastic Soup Foundation @plasticsoupfoun]

Wij waren net bij station Utrecht Centraal waar de eerste statiegeldmachine op een station in Nederland is geopend. 🙌We zijn heel blij met dit initiatief van @NS_online want je kan het bedrag wat je als #statiegeld terugkrijgt ook nog eens doneren aan Plastic Soup Foundation!

[Plastic Soup Foundation @plasticsoupfoun]

Urgent call to reduce our plastic fashion footprint;

👕We shed shocking amounts of #microplastic fibres
😣The past 20 years production of plastic fabrics doubled
🌱Microplastic fibres end up in nature & our bodies

Find out how you can reduce this👇
https://t.co/ng3kw6C2pc

[Plastic Soup Foundation @plasticsoupfoun]

74% of Dutch people are angry about the poor quality of fast-fashion clothing. As they should!❗️Our new report shows that evidence is piling up that the fast fashion industry is creating a disaster when it comes to our health. Read more👇
https://t.co/57OCw5ytck

[Surfrider Europe @surfridereurope]

[MISTRUTH 3] The restriction would endanger Europe’s cosmetic market 😱
👉 Our response w/ @plasticsoupfoun: It will trigger innovation & support changing consumption habits & environmental costs of business-as-usual will outweigh the potential economic costs ✅ #bethesolution

[Surfrider Europe @surfridereurope]

[MISTRUTH 2] Using microplastics in cosmetics is essential and unavoidable 💅
👉 Our response w/ @plasticsoupfoun: Microplastics are not critical for cosmetics to function well & there are already alternatives available on the market #takeaction

[Surfrider Europe @surfridereurope]

[MISTRUTH 1] The pollution from microplastics in cosmetics is anecdotal 💥
👉 Our response w/ @plasticsoupfoun: Microplastics are overused by the cosmetic industry & find their way into the environment & human body & pollution numbers are underestimated #breakfreefromplastic

[Beat the Microbead @BeatTheBead]

We have 50.000 signatures on our petition 🥳 Thank you all for signing 🙏

Still haven't joined in? #Sign and #share this petition and tell @EU_Commission to ban all microplastics from our personal care & cosmetic products once and for all 👉https://t.co/FnHDCuGlOA

[Beat the Microbead @BeatTheBead]

' @EU_Commission's proposal to restrict intentionally-added #microplastics allows outrageously long transition periods of up to 12 years (🤯) for makeup, lip & nail products💄

Our database has 47% of makeup products without microplastics.

Read more 👉 https://t.co/4P49kq6xLz

[Beat the Microbead @BeatTheBead]

4/4 With pollution amounting to more than 40,000 tonnes of microparticles yearly, the sooner the adoption of a fully comprehensive restriction on #microplastics, the better!
@vivianneheijnen , will you commit to ensuring the restriction is a fully ambitious one?

[Beat the Microbead @BeatTheBead]

1/4 We welcome the long-awaited @EU_Commission's proposal to restrict intentionally-added #microplastics!🥳 Ahead of its proposal to the #REACH Committee this September 23, the @RethinkPlastic and fellow organisations have some helpful words of welcome and advice, of course!

[Beat the Microbead @BeatTheBead]

3/4 Some of our recommendations for a successful #REACH restriction on intentionally-added #microplastics include:
✅No lower size limit
✅No unjustified derogations/transition periods
✅Better reporting requirements
And more: https://t.co/SOMTFXjUsg

[Beat the Microbead @BeatTheBead]

2/4 Together with @RethinkPlastic and 35 organisations, we've written a letter urging Member State representatives to defend the proposal, but also to ensure the measures adopted to meet the ambitions set out in the @EU_Commission’s Plastics Strategy & EU Green Deal commitments

[Ocean. Now. @now_ocean]

(1/8) With this video, Caro Cult (actress) supports Ocean. Now! and the coallition of 14 partner brands (including 4 other environmental NGOs, 8 natural cosmetics and detergent brands and 2 apps) in a clear statement straightening dimensions

[Beat the Microbead @BeatTheBead]

Worried about #microplastics and their environmental impact and potential risk to human health?

Our campaigner Madhuri Prabhakar was interviewed by @marieclaireuk along with other experts to give 10 tips to avoid microplastics! 👉 https://t.co/SCA6Xteymk

[Beat the Microbead @BeatTheBead]

Is the "Free From Microplastics" Claim on Beauty Products a Scam? 🤔

Read here about what you should be looking out for when looking for #microplasticfree products 👉https://t.co/mHauqcd7s5

[Plastic Soup Foundation @plasticsoupfoun]

Nearly 80% of the meat and dairy products from farm animals tested by scientists contain #microplastics, new study showed. 🤯That plastic could originate from #livestock feed. We call on the government to regulate livestock feed better. Sign our petition👇
https://t.co/HN9CdWusai

[Beat the Microbead @BeatTheBead]

SunCare products review: 87％ of products contain #microplastic, sceptical microplastics, or both in our database this year.
Find out what kinds of sun products we looked into 👉 https://t.co/qyA9PEp4Iv

Remember to scan with the #BeattheMicrobead app before you buy!