New Yorkers wash more than 19 tons of microbeads down the drain each year

New York political leaders on Monday renewed their push to outlaw microbeads,

the personal care plastic additives blamed for polluting waterways, and urged a statewide ban even as Congress considers prohibiting them across the nation.

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