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Recent plastic spill one of worst ever in UK waters

2026-07-30T15:30:00+01:00

If estimates are correct that one billion plastic pellets – around 25 tonnes – were spilled into the sea during a recent collision at port in northern England, the incident would be one of the worst ever recorded in UK waters.