The California Assembly passed a bill that would ban the sale of products containing plastic microbeads by 2020.
The measure still needs the approval of the state's senate and governor, but is expected to move through the
legislative process relatively easily and with bipartisan support. Although California would not represent the first
statewide microbead ban, it would be the most populous state to take it on.
Penned by Assemblyman Richard Bloom (DSanta Monica), the bill allows for fines up to $2,500 per day per violation
once the ban goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020. It also would establish the Plastic Pollution Fund within the California
State Treasury, where 50 percent of all microbead fines would be deposited. The Department of Resources, Recycling
and Recovery would have access to the fund for programs and grants to local governments for fighting plastic pollution.
---Excerpted from PNChina
