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Join us on our Great Charmouth Nurdle Hunt! We will be collecting nurdles and bio beads on Charmouth beach to fill our nurdle tube. Last year we collected 60,000 which went on to be recycled into mobile phone cases. Find out what ‘nurdles’ are below!

Meeting point: 3.00pm in front of the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre. No need to book, just turn up!

 

All nurdles you collect will be washed and put in our Nurdle Tube display here in the Centre!

Stay for as much or as little as you like!

All equipment is provided. All children must be accompanied by an adult.

 

What are Nurdles?

Nurdles are tiny plastic pellets used to make most of our plastic products. Unfortunately, spillages and mishandling by industry mean that nurdles escape and get washed into the sea. It is estimated that 53 billion nurdles escape into the UK environment each year!

Why is this bad?

Due to their tiny size, nurdles are mistaken as prey and eaten by marine wildlife and they move up the food chain. Unfortunately nurdles also act as sponges in the sea, attracting pollutants. This means nurdles become packed with toxins, and become even more harmful to wildlife. One further problem is that nurdles do not break down over time. They simply break into smaller and smaller pieces. This means nurdles are becoming more and more widespread in our oceans.

What can you do to help? 

Pick up nurdles! The more we collect, the fewer end up in the sea. Always make sure you wear gloves when handling nurdles as they contain toxins.