Spain’s Coastline Faces Millions Of Plastic Pellet Contamination

Coastal communities fear an environmental disaster as millions of tiny plastic pellets, known as nurdles, wash ashore.
Hundreds of volunteers are working to clean up the spill in the north-west Galicia region.
The regional government in Galicia accuses Spain’s national government of delayed information and failure to activate a marine pollution plan.
Around 300 million tons of nurdles are manufactured annually, with approximately 230,000 tonnes ending up in the oceans each year.

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