Billions of the pellets end up in the sea, killing turtles, whales and dolphins, and are washed up on beaches around the world
in the seas, washing up on beaches from New Zealand to Cornwall. The multicoloured pellets produced by petrochemical companies are used as building blocks for plastic products, from bags to bottles and piping.
The International Maritime Organization, a UN agency, has asked pollution experts to examine the options for “reducing the environmental risk associated with the maritime transport of plastic pellets ”. The IMO said a panel of experts would submit their findings for a meeting in April next year.
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