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EIA supports Sri Lanka Gov’t call for plastic pellets to be reclassified as a hazardous substance
In May this year, the cargo ship X-Press Pearl spilt 1,680 tonnes of plastic pellets, 9,700 tonnes of other plastics and other toxic chemicals off the East coast of Sri Lanka
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