Legal files

You are here: The Nurdle file Legal files

Legal files of the Nurdle case

Back to the Nurdle homepage

Continue reading our Nurdle file:

Pollution worldwide
Nurdles are the second most polluting kind of microplastics. Read about the reasons why and the extent of the damage.
Our research
In 2015 we started our research on nurdle pollution in the Netherlands and Belgium. Read it and shudder!
Our legal action
In 2019, we used legal means for the first time – successfully – to remind the industry of its responsibility toward the environment.
Industry
The industry can no longer ignore the problem, and some producers have already made the first improvements.
Our next steps
We are already focusing on producers that are still lagging [[behind on improvements]] and on governments failing in their enforcement duties.

Continue reading our Nurdle file

Articles about Nurdles

Ducor tries to shift the responsibility for plastic pollution

Plastic manufacturer Ducor begins promised cleaning action

Ducor Petrochemicals to be held responsible for plastic nurdle pollution

At least 24 million nurdles washed up on dutch beaches

Extensive loss of pellets at sea remains without sanctions

GDPR settings

This website uses some cookies which are placed on your device. Your web browser stores these cookies when you visit our Website: www.plasticsoupfoundation.org. These cookies will be retrieved when you visit or use our Website again. This allows us to recognise you as a previous visitor/user.

Settings

Your privacy and this website...

Functional technology

Functional technology enables a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in. No personalised information is collected.

See details

Personalised advertising

This consent is used to track visitors across websites. The intention is to display ads that are relevant and engaging for the individual user and thereby more valuable for publishers and third party advertisers.

See details

Website statistics

This consent helps website owners to understand how visitors interact with websites by collecting and reporting.

See details

Forget my settings Settings have been forgotten

Legal files

Legal files of the Nurdle case

Continue reading our Nurdle file:

Pollution worldwide

Our research

Our legal action

Industry

Our next steps

Continue reading our Nurdle file

Pollution worldwide

Our research

Our legal action

Industry

Our next steps

Articles about Nurdles

Ducor tries to shift the responsibility for plastic pollution

Plastic manufacturer Ducor begins promised cleaning action

Ducor Petrochemicals to be held responsible for plastic nurdle pollution

At least 24 million nurdles washed up on dutch beaches

Extensive loss of pellets at sea remains without sanctions

About us

Our approach