Glitter ban won't save oceans

Three British retailers are eliminating glitter from gift bags, Christmas crackers and other holiday staples. PHOTO: AFP

(BLOOMBERG) - This year, retailers have declared war on an unlikely enemy: Christmas glitter.

Those sparkly bits of plastic that make ornaments twinkle, wrapping paper glimmer and wreaths shimmer are increasingly seen as an environmental hazard.

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