Plastic Pellets – a significant but overlooked source of global microplastic pollution - Plastic Free July

plastic pellets in a pile on a beach. Text reads: Plastic Pellets - a significant but overlooked source of global microplastic pollution

While we can’t live without plastic we can use Plastic Free July to re-evaluate our relationship with it and take measures to make sure it is not lost to the environment. 

You may think microplastics are something that happen over a long period of time when larger pieces break down, but did you know that each year over 22 trillion tiny plastic pellets spill into the environment worldwide!? 

In this article, Fidra wants to draw our attention to an often overlooked source of plastic pollution, and show how we can all help end this preventable source of pollution once and for all through their project: The Great Nurdle Hunt!  

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