Plastic 'bio-beads' from sewage plants are polluting the oceans and spreading superbugs—but there are alternatives

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Nov 24, 2025, 12:28 pm104 pts
A recent spill of bio-beads—small plastic pellets used by some wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s—has brought renewed attention to a problem that has been quietly accumulating in coastal waters for years.

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