[The Working Man]

I seem to recall that New York has outlawed face washes and other products that use ‘micro-beads’ because they are clogging up the sewers. What makes these ‘beads’ any less likely to end up in the sewers or landfills?

Or are they completely recyclable and the consumer will have to take them to special reclamation sites?

[Straight Vermonter]

I seem to recall that New York has outlawed face washes and other products that use ‘micro-beads’ because they are clogging up the sewers. What makes these ‘beads’ any less likely to end up in the sewers or landfills?

These beads are much larger. They do not go into the sewer.

Or are they completely recyclable and the consumer will have to take them to special reclamation sites?

What's wrong with the curbside recycling bin?