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MediaFaro AnalysisWhat are nurdles? A ‘sheen’ of plastic pellets is spotted in the North Sea after ship crash.Small pellets of plastic are washing up on the east coast of England following the fiery collision of two ships in the North Sea last week.Although not toxic, these nurdles present a deadly risk to wildlife if ingested.<a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250318-what-are-nurdles-a-sheen-of-plastic-pellets-is-spotted-in-the-north-sea-after-ship-crash?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://mediafaro.org/article/20250318-what-are-nurdles-a-sheen-of-plastic-pellets-is-spotted-in-the-north-sea-after-ship-crash?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</a><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NorthSea</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Nurdles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Nurdles</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Plastic</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pollution</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Wildlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Environment</a>

Getzler Lab at KenyonCollegeRereading the Pew Charitable Trust’s “Breaking The Plastic Wave” report to prep for tomorrow’s visit to Kenyon by one of the project’s leaders, Dr. Palardy. It’s equal parts sobering & inspiring. A tour-de-force of deeply informed, open-source analysis & system-level thinking. In short, no single solution (collect & dispose, <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/recycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recycle</a>, reduce & substitute) can do it - system change is needed. <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/plastic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#plastic</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/OceanConservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#OceanConservation</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/oceanplastics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#oceanplastics</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/reuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#reuse</a> <a href="https://mstdn.science/tags/chemicalrecycling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#chemicalrecycling</a> <a href="https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/07/23/breaking-the-plastic-wave-top-findings" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2020/07/23/breaking-the-plastic-wave-top-findings</a>

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