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

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

02.08.2026 16:00 | The Guardian World

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 army of volunteers who had taken to crisis-hit beaches in north-east England with passion and only the most basic tools. “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 tiny, lentil-sized pellets of plastic. Continue reading...

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