Bio-beads: what are they, what are they used for and what risk do they pose to the environment? 

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A handful of bio-beads.

On the week of 3 November a vast number of small black plastic pellets started to wash up on the beach at Camber Sands in East Sussex. It immediately, and naturally, drew considerable concern from the public and local community. …