Nurdle spills: Tiny plastic pellets, massive ocean pollution in Kerala, as global plastic treaty talks continue. #Nurdles #PlasticPollution #OceanProtection

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/12/nurdles-kerala-india-microplastic-pellets-pollution-fishing-environment-law

What are nurdles? A ‘sheen’ of plastic pellets is spotted in the North Sea after ship crash.

Small pellets of plastic are washing up on the east coast of England following the fiery collision of two ships in the North Sea last week.

Although not toxic, these nurdles present a deadly risk to wildlife if ingested.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250318-what-are-nurdles-a-sheen-of-plastic-pellets-is-spotted-in-the-north-sea-after-ship-crash?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#NorthSea #Nurdles #Plastic #Pollution #Wildlife #Environment

Five years after Diane Wilson’s landmark settlement with Formosa Plastics, money flows to Matagorda Bay and its fishermen.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/01/07/509971/a-shrimpers-crusade-pays-big-dividends-on-a-remote-stretch-of-texas-coastline/

#EnergyEnvironment #News #Texas #DianeWilson #FormosaPlastics #MatagordaBay #MatagordaBayFishingCooperative #Nurdles #PortLavaca

video on plastic pollution [11 Oct. 2024]:

Plastic Makers Have A Big Secret: They’re Experimenting On You - More Perfect Union
https://youtu.be/HuBEr9DjSxA?si=KKpPxs_HqsqvaMLu

Carcinogenic acrylonitrile plastic bottles were introduced to the public without independent testing and later had to be withdrawn from the market.
Nurdle (plastic pellet) spills are a major problem. Includes profile of Diane Wilson, who sued plastic manufacturers over huge vinyl chloride spills.

Nurdle Patrol website:
https://www.nurdlepatrol.org/app/

#PlasticPollution #Plastics #Nurdles #VinylChloride #environment #CitizenScience

Environmental advocates hold beach cleanup in La Porte and demand lawmakers to act on pollutants

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/08/01/495390/environmental-advocates-hold-beach-cleanup-in-la-porte-and-demand-lawmakers-to-act-on-pollutants/

#EnergyEnvironment #Local #News #Nurdles #PlasticPellets #WaterPollution

https://pirg.org/oregon/take-action/tell-your-u-s-senators-support-the-plastic-pellet-free-waters-act-2/

#nurdles absorb #toxicchemicals like DDT and #mercury—tiny poison pills to be eaten by fish—make their way up the food chain.

nurdles are susceptible to spilling out into waterways and storm drains—companies dump nurdles down the drain on purpose.

10 TRILLION tiny plastic nurdles enter our oceans each year—and yet there's often no penalty for those responsible.

support the #PlasticPelletFreeWatersAct now.

Ik vrees dat de (plastic) soep veel heter wordt gegeten dan die wordt opgediend.

"Dit probleem is al 25 jaar bekend in de branche", verzucht Barendrecht. "Nurdles en piepschuim raken overal verspreid en vermengd. Dat vind ik wel echt de grootste zorg. Uiteindelijk valt al dat plastic uiteen in microplastics, waarvan we de effecten nog niet eens weten."

Hoogwater spuwt plasticsoep uit op rivieroevers: https://www.nu.nl/klimaat/6304321/hoogwater-spuwt-plasticsoep-uit-op-rivieroevers-het-verspreidt-zich-overal.html

#PlasticSoep #Nurdles #Microplastics #Gezondheid #Milieu