"Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker on Wednesday signed a bill into law that bans the manufacturing and sale of personal care products containing tiny plastic beads that are known to pollute waterways.

The law makes Wisconsin one of seven states including Illinois and New Jersey to ban the tiny pieces of non-biodegradable plastic known as microbeads, often used as an exfoliant in soaps and toothpaste.

It bans manufacturing of microbead products at the beginning of 2018 and their sale at the beginning of 2019."

Brendan O'Brien reports for Reuters July 1, 2015. [2]