House Passes Microbead-Free Waters Act, Leaving PHA's Fate To Senate
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
The US House passed the Microbead-Free Waters Act Dec. 7, advancing federal legislation that would preempt state laws governing microbead use in cosmetics. However, the bill would bar companies from using biodegradable PHA to replace conventional plastic microbeads, representing a concerning lack of alignment with regulatory movement in the EU, says TerraVerdae BioWorks CEO William Bardosh.