Plastic pellets found washed up on a beach in Galicia, Spain on Dec. 26, 2023. noialimpa / Instagram
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The sandy beaches of Spain’s northwestern Galicia region have been inundated with millions of plastic pellets, sometimes referred to as “nurdles” or “mermaid tears,” reported Reuters.
The pellets ended up in the sea when a container fell off the Liberia-registered ship Toconao, BNN Breaking reported, and are the remnants of common plastic items like plastic bags and water bottles.
The environmental incident elicited a local response.
“People started sending us photos on Instagram of the bags on Espiñeirido beach,” said Madison Hourihan, founder of…
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