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MediaFaro Analysis<p>What are nurdles? A ‘sheen’ of plastic pellets is spotted in the North Sea after ship crash.</p><p>Small pellets of plastic are washing up on the east coast of England following the fiery collision of two ships in the North Sea last week.</p><p>Although not toxic, these nurdles present a deadly risk to wildlife if ingested.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250318-what-are-nurdles-a-sheen-of-plastic-pellets-is-spotted-in-the-north-sea-after-ship-crash?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250318</span><span class="invisible">-what-are-nurdles-a-sheen-of-plastic-pellets-is-spotted-in-the-north-sea-after-ship-crash?mf_channel=mastodon&amp;action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Nurdles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nurdles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Plastic</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Five years after Diane Wilson’s landmark settlement with Formosa Plastics, money flows to Matagorda Bay and its fishermen.</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2025/01/07/509971/a-shrimpers-crusade-pays-big-dividends-on-a-remote-stretch-of-texas-coastline/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2025/01/07/509971/a-shrimpers-crusade-pays-big-dividends-on-a-remote-stretch-of-texas-coastline/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Texas</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DianeWilson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DianeWilson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/FormosaPlastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FormosaPlastics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MatagordaBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MatagordaBay</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MatagordaBayFishingCooperative" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MatagordaBayFishingCooperative</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nurdles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nurdles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PortLavaca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortLavaca</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://godforsaken.website/@Shrigglepuss" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Shrigglepuss</span></a></span> And what is it made of? I've heard plastic <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/nurdles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nurdles</span></a> (what plastic computer cases are made of) are the worst! </p><p><a href="https://www.vox.com/recode/23056251/nurdles-plastic-pollution-ocean-microplastics" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">vox.com/recode/23056251/nurdle</span><span class="invisible">s-plastic-pollution-ocean-microplastics</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RightToRepair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RightToRepair</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AppleComputers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AppleComputers</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/M4" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>M4</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MacMinis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MacMinis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Greenwashing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Greenwashing</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlannedObsolescence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlannedObsolescence</span></a></p>
Houston Public Media<p>Environmental advocates hold beach cleanup in La Porte and demand lawmakers to act on pollutants</p><p><a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/2024/08/01/495390/environmental-advocates-hold-beach-cleanup-in-la-porte-and-demand-lawmakers-to-act-on-pollutants/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">houstonpublicmedia.org/article</span><span class="invisible">s/news/energy-environment/2024/08/01/495390/environmental-advocates-hold-beach-cleanup-in-la-porte-and-demand-lawmakers-to-act-on-pollutants/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EnergyEnvironment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyEnvironment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Local" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Local</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nurdles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nurdles</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPellets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPellets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WaterPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WaterPollution</span></a></p>
rexi<p><a href="https://pirg.org/oregon/take-action/tell-your-u-s-senators-support-the-plastic-pellet-free-waters-act-2/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">pirg.org/oregon/take-action/te</span><span class="invisible">ll-your-u-s-senators-support-the-plastic-pellet-free-waters-act-2/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nurdles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nurdles</span></a> absorb <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/toxicchemicals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>toxicchemicals</span></a> like DDT and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mercury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mercury</span></a>—tiny poison pills to be eaten by fish—make their way up the food chain.</p><p>nurdles are susceptible to spilling out into waterways and storm drains—companies dump nurdles down the drain on purpose.</p><p>10 TRILLION tiny plastic nurdles enter our oceans each year—and yet there's often no penalty for those responsible.</p><p>support the <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PlasticPelletFreeWatersAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPelletFreeWatersAct</span></a> now.</p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Nurdles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nurdles</span></a>: The Worst <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ToxicWaste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToxicWaste</span></a> You’ve Probably Never Heard Of</p><p>Billions of these tiny <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as hazardous</p><p>by Karen McVeigh</p><p>"Nurdles, the colloquial term for 'pre-production <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> pellets', are the little-known building block for all our plastic products. The tiny beads can be made of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polyethylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polyethylene</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polypropylene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polypropylene</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/polystyrene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polystyrene</span></a>, polyvinyl chloride (<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PVC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PVC</span></a>) and other plastics. Released into the environment from plastic plants or when shipped around the world as raw material to factories, they will sink or float, depending on the density of the pellets and if they are in freshwater or saltwater. </p><p>"They are often mistaken for food by seabirds, fish and other wildlife. In the environment, they fragment into nanoparticles whose hazards are more complex. They are the second-largest source of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/micropollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropollutants</span></a> in the ocean, by weight, after tyre dust. An astounding 230,000 tonnes of nurdles end up in oceans every year."<br> <br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PlasticPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PlasticPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Micrplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Micrplastics</span></a> </p><p>Read more: <a href="https://getpocket.com/explore/item/nurdles-the-worst-toxic-waste-you-ve-probably-never-heard-of?utm_source=pocket-newtab" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">getpocket.com/explore/item/nur</span><span class="invisible">dles-the-worst-toxic-waste-you-ve-probably-never-heard-of?utm_source=pocket-newtab</span></a></p>
Hans Peter Arp<p>Many thanks to @KseniaGroh , @MattMacL and @ZhanyunWang for fantastic collaboration on this! </p><p>Thanks Elizabeth Ellenwood for providing the images of <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/nurdles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nurdles</span></a> and <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/detriticorganoplastoids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>detriticorganoplastoids</span></a> :-) </p><p>Funding: @ZeroPM_H2020 @HorizonEU &amp; <a href="https://oslo.town/tags/SLUDGEFFECT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SLUDGEFFECT</span></a> @forskningsradet &amp; @FulbrightPrgrm</p>
me·ta·phil, der<p>„Nurdles? The worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of.“</p><p>&gt; „Billions of these tiny <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>plastic</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pellets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pellets</span></a> are floating in the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a>, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet they are still not classified as <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/hazardous" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hazardous</span></a>.“</p><p>🔗 <a href="https://grist.org/health/nurdles-the-worst-toxic-waste-youve-probably-never-heard-of/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">grist.org/health/nurdles-the-w</span><span class="invisible">orst-toxic-waste-youve-probably-never-heard-of/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://chaos.social/tags/IMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IMO</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/shipping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>shipping</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/sea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sea</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/container" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>container</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/fckplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fckplastic</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/nurdles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nurdles</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/consumerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>consumerism</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/microplastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>microplastic</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/reduce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reduce</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reuse</span></a> <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/refuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>refuse</span></a></p>
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