epa11079135 A worker picks up plastic pellets at Valdovino, Galicia, north-western Spain, 15 January 2024. 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 were probably a lost shipment from a boat. NGOs as well as private and public cleaning services are working to clear beaches from these pellets. EPA/Kiko Delgado
