22 Aug 2022 --- The International Maritime Organization (IMO) is launching an investigation into plastic pellet loss following Sri Lanka’s disaster last year in which billions of pellets spilled onto the island’s beaches. The UN agency has tasked experts with investigating how shipping accidents such as this one can be prevented in the future. An IMO spokesperson tells PackagingInsights the decision to begin looking into the issue began last year after “all delegations expressed support for measures that would reduce the environmental risk of plastic pellets transported by ship.” They stress that pollution resulting from the loss of such plastic pellets should be addressed as soon as possible.
