China and Canada have jointly pledged to reduce use of microbeads in beauty and personal care products, following a meeting between Premier Li Keqiang and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The meeting took place at the 33rdASEAN Summit held in Singapore.

After, the countries jointly released a statement on marine litter and plastics, explicitly stating the intention to “Reduce the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetic and personal care consumer products and address other sources of micro-plastics.”

According to the statement, both countries are committed managing the use of plastics as its leaders recognize that current practices have a negative effect on the environment and human health.