Do you use glitter for school or art projects or do you just use it for fun? Well, some researchers want it to be banned! The fairy dust- like substance will no longer shine spirits. Should it be banned?
After art projects using glitter, the kids wash their hands. Shiny flecks, a type of plastic that doesn’t decompose for many decades is inside the glitter. It then goes through sewage pipes and systems where it then leads to the ocean. The fish then die when it goes into their systems. It can basically go into anything and have devastating results. They are not good for the environment
Many preschools in the UK have banned the material from classrooms. The cosmetics manufacturing company Lush have replaced it with more friendly environment products. Many countries including, US, UK, and New Zealand have had concerns about the whole thing. The problem is that though there are concerns about it all over the world, glitter is only used in present cosmetics and products. It is not allowed for any other uses.
I think scientists should make it differently so that it is friendly to the environment. People need glitter for school or art projects. They also need it for other reasons. Instead of banning it, experiment to find more ways to make glitter. If there isn’t another way to make it different, than they should just ban it. That’s my opinion.
Glitter does affect the environment in many ways. I’m kind of surprised to find out that it affects the environment. It kills many schools of fish and species that live in water. The water can become contaminated with plastic so when land animals drink the water, it gets in their bodies. Glitter that has flecks inside them should not be used!
