About 7 Tons of Plastic Waste End up on the Coast of Barcelona Every Year

A study by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) and that of Barcelona (UB) has estimated that in recent years the amount of micro and macroplastics that leave the rivers Llobregat and Besòs, and the discharges of unitary systems (DSU) - combined discharge points of sewage and rainwater on the coast - is approximately 40 billion particles per year, equivalent to about 7 tons.The researchers have monitored the coast of Barcelona for two …