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‘THERE’S NO NURDLE FAIRY’: THOUSANDS MOBILISE TO CLEAN UP PLASTIC SPILLAGE IN NORTH-EAST ENGLAND

1 min read • 2 hrs ago • Environment | The Guardian • [src]
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Volunteers painstakingly gather plastic pellets washing up on beaches after ship collision on 19 July “You’ve got a local community that really cares about the coastline,” said Alice Laverty, reflecting on the huge… “They’ve all got a dustpan, a brush, a bucket, a kitchen sieve.” On beaches from Cambois in Northumberland to Seaburn on Wearside, up to 2,000 dedicated volunteers have been painstakingly sifting through sand to find…

Environment | The Guardian reports that volunteers painstakingly gather plastic pellets washing up on beaches after ship collision on 19 July “You’ve got a local community that really cares about the coastline,” said Alice Laverty, reflecting on the huge…

The report adds: “They’ve all got a dustpan, a brush, a bucket, a kitchen sieve.” On beaches from Cambois in Northumberland to Seaburn on Wearside, up to 2,000 dedicated volunteers have been painstakingly sifting through sand to find…

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