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Nurdles are microplastics from the start due to their diminutive size, something also known as primary microplastics (Photo: Davide Mancini)

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Nurdle pollution: old problem, same legislative challenges

This is the second chapter of the investigation into plastic pellet pollution. Building on the insights presented in part one, this segment explores the limited efforts made to address the issue and the regulatory gap that prevents holding companies accountable.

Nurdle pollution is not a recent occurrence: the earliest reported sightings of plastic pellets on beaches date back to the early 1970s. Yet no specific legis...

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Nurdles are microplastics from the start due to their diminutive size, something also known as primary microplastics (Photo: Davide Mancini)

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Marcello Rossi is a freelance journalist specialising in environmental and climate change topics. Davide Mancini is a freelance journalist and videomaker, based in Spain.

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