Seeker | Plastic 'nurdles' found littering UK beaches BBC News A search of 279 beaches around the UK has found that almost three-quarters of them were littered with tiny plastic "nurdles". Volunteers signed up to search their local shoreline, ranging between Shetland and the Scilly Isles, for the lentil-sized ... Tiny Plastic 'Nurdles' Are Invading the Shores of British Beaches Tiny plastic pellets found on 73% of UK beaches | Environment | The ... Harmful plastic pellets found on three quarters of British beaches |
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