In another win, the Alliance for the Great Lakes, our partners, and tens of thousands of advocates across the region led the fight for legislation to phase out microbeads in personal care products. Solutions like increasing access to water refill stations are a win-win for residents and the Great Lakes – making it easier for people to reuse their own water bottles while decreasing our dependence on single-use plastic. A recent set of wins in Illinois will address plastic production and reduction, improve reuse systems, and provide better data to assist future policymaking. We’re working with partners from across the Great Lakes and the country to support legislation that attacks plastic pollution on multiple fronts.
