Cagliari, beach alarm: Poetto beach invaded by microplastics

Thousands of small white fragments resembling pellets . This is the discovery several beachgoers are making these hours at Poetto beach in Cagliari.

In particular, the presence of these very small balls , in the order of a few millimetres, was reported at the height of the fourth stop.

These would be Nurdles , or microplastics that pollute the environment and the marine ecosystem, which are used as raw materials in the plastics industry.

It's possible the grains may have escaped from a ship's cargo and been washed ashore by the sea current. The Coast Guard has been notified.