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One New Jersey congressman says soaps some New Jersey residents use are polluting the state's waters. Rep. Frank Pallone says plastic microbeads found in some soaps and exfoliators don't biodegrade

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Proposed law could ban sale of microbead soaps

One New Jersey congressman says soaps some New Jersey residents use are polluting the state's waters. Rep. Frank Pallone says plastic microbeads found in some soaps and exfoliators don't biodegrade

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