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The External Cost of Nurdles
17th February 2017
What is a nurdle? Anyone who has seen me bat can answer that question. However, apparently, it's also a small plastic pellet and one of the major sources of marine pollution.
Tiny plastic pellets found on 73% of UK beaches https://t.co/fbCiNDEcT7 @plasticoceans
— Rob Chambers (@RobGeog) February 18, 2017
The article notes that "campaigners estimate that up to 53 billion of the tiny pellets escape into the UK's environment each year." Which is a lot of nurdles, almost a lifetime's batting.
However, pressure from environmentalists has seen a number of companies pledge to reduce plastic use, with one of the most notable being Johnson and Johnson switching the stem of their cotton wool buds from plastic to paper.
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