Decades-old plastics pulled from the sea in East Yorkshire
Plastic mobile phones cases, crisp packets and sweet wrappers - some more than 50 years old - have been pulled from the sea off the coast of East Yorkshire.
The finds are leading to growing concern among scientists about the long-term impact of plastic waste on our seas, with research suggesting it takes more than 400 years for a drinks bottle to decompose in the sea.
Ana Cowie, from the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, said collecting the decades-old waste helps remind people about the problems plastic is causing.
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