MI SR0164

Calls on Congress to enact legislation prohibiting the sale of cleaning products and personal care products containing plastic microbeads

Cites studies finding plastic microbeads accumulate in the Great Lakes at concentrations averaging 17,000 particles per square mile, with concentrations reaching 180,000 particles per square mile downstream of major cities

Identifies concerns that microbeads are ingested by fish and aquatic animals, potentially harm their health, and may concentrate toxic substances like PCBs and PBDEs that accumulate up the food chain to humans

Notes that plastic microbeads in consumer products are not essential, as effective alternatives exist including biodegradable and natural substitutes already in use in some products

Directs transmittal of the resolution to the President of the U.S. Senate, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, and Michigan congressional delegation