Environmental pollution. Cigarette filters, polystyrene balls and other pieces of plastic washed up on Playa Levante Beach, Benidorm, Spain


Most cigarette filters are composed of cellulose acetate, a form of plastic. The white fibres visible in a cigarette filter are a plastic that can persist in the environment as long as other forms of plastic.


Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Benidorm, Alicante Province, Spain
Photo credit: © Josie Elias / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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