Nurdle pollution turns Spanish beach into 'plastic soup'

Billions of tiny plastic beads have been washing up on beaches in the north of Spain and along France's Atlantic coast. © FRANCE 24

Billions of tiny plastic beads, known as nurdles, have been washing up on beaches in the north of Spain and along France’s Atlantic coast. This is the result of industrial pollution on a massive scale. To understand how this form of pollution has gone undetected for so long, the Down to Earth team traveled to Tarragona, Spain, where massive nurdle spills have been reported.

Surfing in a 'plastic soup'