Plastic Pollution on a Cornish Beach

Micro plastics and nurdles of raw plastic washed up on Perranporth beach in Cornwall.

  • Image ID 53652505
  • Production Year 2017
  • Length 00:00:20
  • Production Company Hydro Motion Media
  • ResolutionHD
  • FormatMP4
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Synopsis

Nurdles are small pellets used to make plastic products. Accidental spillage and mishandling means billions of nurdles end up in the ocean, creating countless problems within the marine ecosystem.


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Hydro Motion Media