‘There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England
Thousands of volunteers in north-east England are manually cleaning up millions of plastic pellets, known as nurdles, following a ship collision at the Port of Tyne. The community-led effort highlights the environmental impact of the spill and the lack of immediate professional cleanup resources.
An army of volunteers have been gathering at beaches in the mornings and evenings to help with the cleanup. An army of volunteers have been gathering at beaches in the mornings and evenings to help with the cleanup. Tyne and Wear ‘There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England Volunteers painstakingly gather plastic pellets washing up on beaches after ship collision on 19 July
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