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Sanitation workers clearing the plastic nurdles that had washed ashore near Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram on Tuesday.
M S Thanaraj
1 min read
On Monday, nurdles were found for nearly 12 km from the Kothandaramar temple till Dhanushkodi old church.
Global plastic treaty: Nurdles escape scrutiny, coastal states bear the  brunt
SV Krishna Chaitanya
5 min read
With 95% of pellet loss preventable, activists say the absence of binding rules on nurdles is a miss. India aligning with the petro states bloc, which is opposed to strong measures, has sparked anger ...
Thoothukudi’s Suganthi Devadason Institute is collecting fish and sediment samples for toxicity tests; results are expected within a week.
MS Thanaraj
3 min read
MSC ELSA 3 carried 640 containers, including hazardous materials, calcium carbide, 367 tonnes of furnace oil, and 84 tonnes of diesel, raising serious concerns over potential environmental hazards.
Workers manually segregate tiny plastic pellets called nurdles from Chothuvilai beach sand.
M Abdul Rabi
1 min read
Sources said as sanitary workers had regular work, private workers have been engaged in the cleaning works.
Workers sieve through the sand to separate plastic nurdles; 30 members from MERC Gujarat have been appointed to oversee the cleanup.
Express News Service
2 min read
A total of 858 bags of nurdles, each weighing approximately 25kg, have been collected so far; the entire exercise is being recorded by drones.
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SV Krishna Chaitanya
5 min read
The sinking of the container ship X-Press Pearl in 2021 off the coast of Colombo resulted in a highly complex spill of chemicals and materials, and the largest spill of plastic pellets or nurdles ever ...
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