Spain: One year after the plastic pellet spill in Galicia, collective action calls for stronger preventive measures.
One year after the Toconao cargo ship spill released 26 tons of plastic pellets along the Galician coast, the contamination persists, particularly in industrial areas like Tarragona, where chronic microplastic pollution is a growing concern. This disaster highlighted the urgent need for reinforced preventive measures to avoid similar environmental catastrophes in the future.
LIFE, together with Ecologistas en Acción, Mulleres Salgadas, Surfrider España, Good Karma Projects, Noia Limpa, and The Pew Charitable Trusts, has joined in calling for the adoption of stricter regulations to prevent pellet spills. These measures include ambitious policies to strengthen the production, handling, and transportation of plastic pellets.
LIFE stands alongside these organizations in advocating for stricter controls to protect our oceans, marine ecosystems, and the communities that depend on them.
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