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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dave Higgens

Cleaning plastic from beaches after sea collision could take weeks, says council

An operation to remove plastic pellets which have washed up on Norfolk beaches following a ship collision in the North Sea could take weeks, a council has said.

King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Council said it began its operation on Wednesday and is initially focusing on a stretch of beaches between Holme-next-the-Sea and Old Hunstanton.

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