Plastics, photodegradation, environmental issues, environmental problems, drifting garbage, marine debris, trash, rubbish, waste, contamination, pollution, coasts, coastlines, shorelines, beaches, washed ashore, Lanzarote Island, Canary Islands, Spain, Atlantic Ocean.

Remarks: The photodegradation (process due to solar ultraviolet radiaton), the erosive action of the sea (waves, wind, etc), and even small marine animals that confuse plastic with food, break down the plastic into small pieces (less than 1 cm / 0.4 inches) that are washed up on the shore by ocean currents. This phenomenon seems to be increasing in all oceans.

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