Personal hygiene and cosmetic companies promise to eliminate microplásticos were

São Paulo-Following world trend to plastic pollution, the industries of personal hygiene, perfumery and cosmetics made a voluntary commitment to eliminate the use of solid plastic microparticles in their products until 2021. The companies will replace plastic solid insoluble particles (MPSIs) for other ingredients with similar function, but biodegradable in your rinse-off. In General, the particles are intentionally added to the products to give them exfoliating properties. With size equal to or less than 5 mm, these plastic microparticles have contributed to an unprecedented pollution in the environment, and which does not respect borders. Debris of the material are found in the seas and oceans to in drinking water that reaches the tap from our homes. United Kingdom, France, the USA and, more recently, Japan has already adopted measures to prohibit or inhibit the uses of these ingredients in cosmetics and personal hygiene. According to the Brazilian Association of the industry of personal hygiene, perfumery and cosmetics (ABIHPEC), although the sector contributing only 0.1% of the fence with 1.5% of microplásticos were issued around the world, companies have been working in recent years to cease your use. "Our industry biodegradable alternatives and search for years comes replacing these in their formulations. Thus, we note that the investment has been made by most companies over time so that the impact to take that commitment now is relatively low, "says the entity in a note sent to the EXAM site. The range of sustainable ingredients that can replace the plastic microparticles, without affecting the performance of the product, includes raw materials derived from seeds (passion fruit, chestnuts, jojoba and kiwi), cellulose derivatives (sugar and bamboo), dried fruit such as walnuts or almonds, which are ground up in different sizes to adapt to different products and effects, and even chitin and calcium carbonate from waste of crustaceans. With the charge, the companies also anticipate the possible regulatory framework, as the Bill 6528, 2016, which comes to prohibit the use of microplásticos were in health and beauty products. "The severity of the microplásticos were disposal at sea is not only in the immediate commitment to marine life, directly contaminated, but also to the human food chain. When consuming marine products contaminated by microplastic, human beings subject to poisoning, since the plastic has the ability to attract and release chemicals that alter the normal functioning of a living organism, "an excerpt from proposal. The Bill was approved unanimously in November 2018 in the Committee for economic development, industry, trade and services (CDEICS) of the Chamber of Deputies.