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Open letter to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Dear Rt Hon Dame Angela Eagle DBE MP, As billions of plastic nurdles flood the Northeast coast from Northumberland to Sunderland, communities are left wondering why the response still does not reflect the scale of the...

https://www.sas.org.uk/updates/surfers-against-sewage-policy-position-northeast-nurdle-spill/

www.nurdlehunt.org.uk

The Great Global Nurdle Hunt is an annual citizen science event, which asks organisations, communities and individuals to organise nurdle hunts all around the world to draw attention to this issue and collect a snapshot of data on global plastic pellet pollution. 

www.nurdlehunt.org.uk

The crucial data gathered by nurdle hunters helps highlight the scale of the problem to decision makers worldwide and strengthens calls for action to tackle this significant source of global microplastic pollution.

Participating is easy, no special equipment is needed, and anyone can join! Here is how you take part:

1. Look for nurdles at your local beach, river, or lake on any day in September.

2. Record your findings (even if you find no nurdles , your data still helps!)

3. Upload your data to our global nurdle pollution map.

4. Spread the word by sharing your hunt on social media and encourage others to get involved.

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www.scarabtrust.org.uk

October 2025 saw the 13th annual Great Global Nurdle Hunt, a citizen science project with over 1,500 volunteers in 25 countries searching their shorelines for nurdles. Nurdles are the pre-production building blocks of most plastic products. They’re lentil-shaped microplastic pellets, ~2-3mm in diameter, which are melted down in plastic production. Unfortunately, nurdles have found their way into every corner of the world, with this year's hunt reporting that 92% of participating countries found

www.scarabtrust.org.uk

Every plastic product we use is made of small 5mm plastic pellets (the size of a lentil) called nurdles, which are melted and moulded into all the plastic we see around us today. Nurdles are a type of microplastic that does not biodegrade. The 4-step Process1. Produced in factories around the world2. Transported to plastic manufacturing plants all across the globe3. Melted 4. Moulded into different objects Spills and SpoilsDuring their production, transportation, and manufacturing process, nur