Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of

Karen McVeigh, The Guardian Plastics & Pollution

Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of
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When the X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean in May, Sri Lanka was terrified that the vessel’s 350 tonnes of heavy fuel oil would spill into the ocean, causing an environmental disaster for the country’s pristine coral reefs and fishing industry.

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