Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Top Days Nurseries, learned that glitter was an environmental hazard ANDREW MATTHEWS/PAGlitter has been banned at a chain of nurseries because of concerns about the environment. Cheryl Hadland, managing director of Top Days Nurseries, a southern chain, found that glitter was an environmental hazard when she took a course in sustainable leadership. “Glitter is a microplastic, just like microbeads, which are to be banned in the UK,” she said. “They are virtually impossible to remove from the environment once there. When we’ve finished using plastic glitter for play, decorating a card or sprinkling it into playdough it goes into a bin or into the sink.”Sue Learner, the editor of daynurseries.co.uk, said: “We can only hope that by Cheryl Hadland raising awareness of the damage that glitter can cause, other nursery owners and managers may be…

Source: The Times November 17, 2017 00:02 UTC