SCIENCEAug 2 · 13:00 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDMark Brown North of England correspondent

‘There’s no nurdle fairy’: thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north-east England

Volunteers in north-east England are cleaning up plastic pellets spilled after a ship collision on 19 July. Up to 2,000 people are using basic tools to collect lentil-sized plastic nurdles from beaches in areas like Cambois and Seaburn.

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