It is only halfway through 2025, but we have already seen two major maritime incidents that have resulted in the release of millions of plastic pellets into the environment.
Nurdle hunters get ready, The Great Global Nurdle Hunt is returning for 2025! We are very excited to announce that this year’s hunt will take place across the world between the 1st – 31st October 2025.
Just two months after the North Sea nurdle spill in the UK, another devastating incident is now unfolding off the western coast of India in the Kerala region. Articles are reporting millions of plastic pellets washing up along the shore, impacting fisheries and local communities in the area and further afield.
On Tuesday 17th December 2024, the European Council (EC) agreed to adopt ageneral positionon proposed regulations which aim to prevent pellet pollution from some sources in the European Union.