There is legislation that is currently on the floor of the California Legislature called AB258, that will put much more stringent rules in place to prevent nurdles from reaching our oceans.
It's about nurdles......so what, you ask, is a nurdle?
Nurdles are pre-production plastic pellets and resin materials used in manufacturing.
The problem is that they are continually discharged during the transport, packaging and processing of plastics.
According to Greepeace, nurdles account for 10% of litter on beaches all over the world. Heal the Bay, says that they account for almost 98% of litter in Orange County beaches!
The problem is the toxic nature of nurdles. They contain micropollutants such as toxic plastic additives, that when ingested by marine life can be devastating.
So if you are interested in helping our marine environments, contact your California State Representatives in favor of this Bill!
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