Stories of #Nurdle Pollution

They might have a cute sounding name, but nurdles are a threat to the marine environment, and to our own health. The tiny plastic pellets disappear into the food chain, 'more and more studies are finding that microplastics, defined as plastic pieces less than 5 millimetres across, are also in our bodies.' Fidra, the environmental charity, has published reports on two major nurdle pollution events which have spilled the tiny plastic pellets…

https://theorkneynews.scot/2025/06/13/stories-of-nurdle-pollution/