Green Seas: What can shipping do about its plastics pollution problem?

After recent incidents of plastic pellets washing ashore in France and Dubai, our environment newsletter explores efforts to tackle ‘nurdles’

Kindston Jayalath fishes on a polluted Sri Lankan beach filled with plastic pellets washed ashore from the fire-damaged container ship X-Press Pearl. Photo: Scanpix
Kindston Jayalath fishes on a polluted Sri Lankan beach filled with plastic pellets washed ashore from the fire-damaged container ship X-Press Pearl. Photo: Scanpix
Published 22 February 2023, 13:22Updated 22 February 2023, 14:47
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