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Fishing nets being recycled to help save the sea

Nets used to be brought to shore and left in landfill or discarded in the ocean - putting seals at risk.

09 October 2022 · 22:31 UTC

For years the question of what to do with old fishing nets was a real headache.

Fishermen sometimes dumped them at sea, or they were brought to shore and discarded in landfill.

Now thanks to a scheme organised by Keep Britain Tidy, old fishing nets are for the first time being recycled here in the UK.

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