Tops Day Nurseries ditches glitter to protect oceans

Madeleine Cuff
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UK nursery group calls time on use of glitter at its centres fearing it is contributing to microplastics crisis in oceans

Tops Day Nurseries has promised to end its use of glitter at all its nurseries over fears it is contributing to the build-up of microplastics in the oceans. Announcing the move in a blog post on its...

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