News, Alerts and Events
All the latest news, events and alerts on Nurdles and plastic pollution in our seas, beaches and the wider environment.
News Bulletin - European Union takes positive steps toward ending nurdle pollution in the region
On Tuesday 23rd April, the Members of European Parliament (MEPs) voted overwhelmingly in favour (538 votes in favour, 32 against) of new regulation which aims to prevent nurdle pollution from som...
Read MoreThe Latest in a Long Line of Derailment Spills
A nurdle spill in Pennsylvania, USA is the latest in a long line of nurdle spills as a result of train derailments to occur in North America, highlighting how nurdles can be lost throughout the global...
Read MoreNurdle Spill reaches the shores of Spain
Large numbers of nurdles are washing up in northern Spain following the loss of shipping containers in December. A tide of nurdles are polluting the beaches of Galicia and Astoria, with fears the spil...
Read MoreINC-3 Update: Are we closer to a global plastics treaty that addresses plastic pellet pollution?
A comprehensive global plastics treaty is an important step in addressing plastic pollution globally from all sources, including nurdles. The treaty offers a significant opportunity to address the iss...
Read More10 Years of The Great Nurdle Hunt - Results
Today we launch the results from 10 years of The Great Nurdle Hunt! Between 2013 – 2023 volunteers and organisations have taken part in a nurdle hunt and helped to gather important evidence of nurdle ...
Read MoreStopping Plastic Pellets at Sea
Guest blogger Falco Martin, Fauna and Flora explores if the International Maritime Organisation will prevent pellet pollution
Falco Martin, Programme Officer, Marine Plastics and has been following d...
Read MoreThe Great Global Nurdle Hunt 2023 Has Begun!
The Great Global Nurdle Hunt 2023 is underway! From the 1st – 31st October Nurdle Hunters across the world will be taking part in the world’s biggest nurdle hunt and you can join in too!
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Read MoreAre You Ready For the Great Global Nurdle Hunt 2023?
Join us from the 1st-31st October for the world’s biggest nurdle hunt!
Take part and join thousands of volunteers across the world gathering evidence, raising awareness and calling for an end t...
Read MoreSave the date - The Great Global Nurdle Hunt October 2023
The Great Global Nurdle Hunt 🌎 is back! Join us 1st- 31st October 2023 and celebrate over 10 years of nurdle hunting!
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Read MoreFidra's response to Global Plastics Treaty (INC-3) call for input
Ahead of the third round of Global Plastics Treaty negotiations you can now download Fidra’s response on plastic pellets to help in developing your own organisation's submission to...
Read MorePlastic pellet supply chain risks polluting more countries worldwide - New Report
New report maps global plastic pellet supply chain and finds countries worldwide are at risk from over 2 trillion plastic pellets spilling into the environment each year.
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Read MoreNews: INC-3 submissions now open
Intersessional submissions ahead of INC-3 are open. Submissions relating to elements not discussed in INC-2 and areas of inter-sessional work can now be submitted to inform upcoming INC-3 negotiations...
Read MoreA week of negotiations – are we one step closer to a draft global treaty to prevent plastic pollution?
The short answer – Yes.
Negotiations, known as INC-2, took place in Paris, France between the 29th May – 2nd June with the aim of progressing the development of a global legally binding plas...
Read MoreUN Global Plastics Treat Negotiations (INC-2) Is Underway
This week the second of five rounds of negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty have been taking place in Paris, known as the INC-2 negotiations. The treaty aims to address the issue of globa...
Read MoreSolutions to plastic pellet pollution
The impacts of pellet pollution are global, with organisations across the world working hard to solve the problem. 2023 has been a big year already for plastic pollution, April saw the International M...
Read MoreNurdle Spill off the Coast of Dubai, February 2023
On Saturday 18th February 2023 Dubai’s coastline woke up to a sea of nurdles , with limited information on the scale of this spill, many are asking–where did they come from, –who was managing their mo...
Read MoreMore nurdles found than ever before - The 2022 Great Global Nurdle Hunt Results
Today we launch the results of our third Great Global Nurdle Hunt with more nurdle hunts, more nurdles and more volunteers taking part than ever before.
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Read MoreWhy take part in The Great Global Nurdle Hunt?
The Great Global Nurdle Hunt is in full swing around the world, and we have received loads of submissions from Scotland to Sri Lanka already. Nurdle hunters are helping us to build a global database o...
Read MoreThe Great Global Nurdle Hunt launches today!
The Great Global Nurdle Hunt has launched today at the International Marine Debris Conference in Busan, Korea and we've already had some nurdle hunt results submitted to our map from around the world!...
Read MoreMarking the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Following the loss of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, we're rearranging some of our work as a mark of respect.The Great Global Nurdle Hunt will now be launching on Tuesday 20th September 2022 and runn...
Read MoreClient Earth take action on nurdle facility expansion in Belgium
ClientEarth and others[1] are working to stop the expansion of nurdle manufacturing plants in the city of Antwerp, Belgium.
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Read MoreRegister for The Great Global Nurdle Hunt
Registration is now open for the Great Global Nurdle Hunt 🌎. Let us know you're taking part by signing up!
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Read MoreNurdle pollution hotspot identified in Italy
An investigation carried out by Greenpeace Italia looking into nurdle pollution in the South of Italy has discovered a new hotspot of nurdle pollution in the Brindisi region, thought to be caused by l...
Read MoreSave the date - The Great Global Nurdle Hunt 2022
The Great Global Nurdle Hunt 🌎 is back! Join us this September 19th - October 17th 2022. This year we are theming the hunt around big spills. Find out how you can get involved.
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