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Posted On: July 22nd 2026, 11:23 am
With concerning reports of a nurdle spill in South Tyneside, our Beachwatch officer, Clare, explains what these plastic pellets are and how they impact our ocean and wildlife.

Want to help? We have over 80 beach cleans all around the UK (or you can organise your own) to book right now. Amazing people like you collected 11.4 tonnes of litter (87% of which was plastic/polystyrene) in 2025 > hit our link in bio to find one near you.
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planetawareiow 3 hours ago

planetawareiow

Please share and sign our petition UK government to legislate not wait for global agreements https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/759563

emil70511 2 days ago

emil70511

😮😮

atmortandmaurices 2 days ago

atmortandmaurices

I’ve just seen them on Whitley Bay (North Tyneside) today, there were hundreds of them! 😯😯😣😣

wicorinsta 3 days ago

wicorinsta

Keep up the good work!

redbeanie_photography 3 days ago

redbeanie_photography

😢😢😢

properstrandlopers 3 days ago

properstrandlopers

We counted 1566 nurdles/biobeads at 100 meters of high tide line at the Belgian coast these last days. We even found drift seeds from America because of the persistent northern wind.

margoward9583 3 days ago

margoward9583

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

mcs_uk 3 days ago

mcs_uk

@linda.m.tait Thank you for doing all you can for the ocean Linda, understanding how litter changes over time is such vital data

linda.m.tait 3 days ago

linda.m.tait

I live pretty much as far from the sea as you can get in England. But I promise you, every time I get to a beach I do a Beach Clean! Where I go in Cornwall has changed a lot over the last 20 years. There is far less actual ‘litter’ but so much more fishing net and so many nurdles 😢

can_crush_ 3 days ago

can_crush_

These plastic pellets may be small, but once they enter the coastline they can spread widely and threaten marine wildlife for years! 🔎♻️ Huge respect to the volunteers helping uncover the true scale of the spill.

mcs_uk 3 days ago

mcs_uk

@moonstudioceramics a nice name for a problem plastic :(

moonstudioceramics 3 days ago

moonstudioceramics

Every time I got to the beach - which is quite often as I live near Bournemouth- I find these. Mermaids tears

myyearofdoodles 3 days ago

myyearofdoodles

Not to mention those of us who do it quietly on our own daily

aryannaindevon 3 days ago

aryannaindevon

From local sewage treatment plant

sea_through_glass 3 days ago
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