‘Race against time’ to clear plastic pellets from beaches after North Sea collision

Environmental organisations have warned that there is a “race against time” to clear up plastic pellets that are washing up on various beaches on England’s east coast following the North Sea collision, as they could harm seabirds and wildlife.

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution spotted the pellets made of plastic resin, known as ‘nurdles’, which have started to wash up in melted clumps on beaches in Norfolk and Lincolnshire.