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Severe Pollution Hits Camber Sands: Bio-Beads Cleanup Underway

11/10/2025

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MP Helena Dollimore described the pollution as 'severe' after millions of plastic bio-beads washed ashore at Camber Sands, East Sussex, forming a two-mile line.
Local volunteers, charities, and Rother District Council are cleaning up despite a daunting task.
Southern Water and the Environment Agency are investigating the source, believed to be local wastewater plants.
More dead seals and porpoises have been found, prompting calls to investigate links to the pollution.

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Story summary

MP Helena Dollimore described the pollution as 'severe' after millions of plastic bio-beads washed ashore at Camber Sands, East Sussex, forming a two-mile line.
Local volunteers, charities, and Rother District Council are cleaning up despite a daunting task.
Southern Water and the Environment Agency are investigating the source, believed to be local wastewater plants.
More dead seals and porpoises have been found, prompting calls to investigate links to the pollution.