Reuters: Hundreds of millions of potentially toxic plastic pellets from shipping containers knocked off a vessel during Hong Kong’s worst typhoon in 13 years have washed up on its beaches where they lay for more than a week, activists say.
The Hong Kong government estimated that 150 metric tons (165 tons) of the pellets may have been spilled on its beaches, Hong Kong television reported on Saturday.
Local media questioned the government’s lack of public notice about the spill, almost two weeks after…

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