SPAIN POLLUTION

Millions of plastic pellets wash up on shore in Asturias

epa11066018 A group of people work to clean Aguilar Beach of pellets on Asturias' coast in Asturias region, northern Spain, 09 January 2024. Millions of pellets washed up in Asturias and Galicia originated from at least one container that fell from the Toconao, a Liberia-registered vessel chartered by shipping giant Maersk, off the coast of Portugal last month, as stated by the pellets? manufacturer Bedeko Europe. On 13 December 2023, the NGO 'Noia Limpa' informed about the arrival of damaged bags filled with pellets to the Galician coasts. According to the NGO, the bags where marked with the name of the company 'Bedeko Europe' which meant it would probably be lost shipment from a boat. Since then, NGO's as well as private and public cleaning services are working to clear beaches from these pellets, a difficult task due to the size of them. EPA/Paco Paredes

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