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Almost 6.5 Tons of Trash in July: The Summer Clean-Up off Mallorca's Coasts

What the Sea Cleanup Off Mallorca Usually Finds

Plastic, fishing gear and other debris are among the main items collected from Mallorca’s waters.

Published: April 22, 2026
Almost 6.5 Tons of Trash in July: The Summer Clean-Up off Mallorca's Coasts

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Is the waste found off Mallorca mostly plastic?

A large share of the material recovered from the sea off Mallorca is plastic, including fishing line, net fragments, buckets and polystyrene. That matters because plastic does not disappear; it breaks into microplastic and can affect marine life and, eventually, people.

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