Plastic pellet pollution is a type of marine debris originating from the plastic particles that are universally used to manufacture large-scale plastics...

Plastic pollution Plastic pollution is the accumulation of plastic objects and particles (e.g. plastic bottles, bags and microbeads) in the Earth's environment...

Marine plastic pollution is a type of marine pollution by plastics, ranging in size from large original material such as bottles and bags, down to microplastics...

microbeads, plastic glitter and plastic pellets (also known as nurdles). Secondary microplastics arise from the degradation (breakdown) of larger plastic products...

debris in a range of sizes from Microplastics and small scale plastic pellet pollution, to large objects such as fishing nets and consumer goods and appliances...

Pre-production plastic pellets, commonly known as nurdles, are tiny plastic pellets (smaller than 5 mm or 0.20 in) that are universally used in the plastics...

marine pollution can be grouped as pollution from marine debris, plastic pollution, including microplastics, ocean acidification, nutrient pollution, toxins...

of plastic pollution (~10%) and majority of large plastic in the oceans is discarded and lost nets from the fishing industry. Waterborne plastic poses...

landfills or persisting in the environment as plastic pollution and microplastics. Plastic pollution can be found in all the world's major water bodies,...

resulting in wide environmental and ecological pollution and threatening local fishery. Plastic pellets were washed up to the shore the day after the storm...

Pellet fuels (or pellets) are a type of solid fuel made from compressed organic material. Pellets can be made from any one of five general categories...

Nurdle (bead), a pre-production microplastic pellet about the size of a pea Plastic resin pellet pollution, nurdles as marine debris Nurdle, a term used...

debris in a range of sizes from Microplastics and small scale plastic pellet pollution, to large objects such as fishing nets and consumer goods and appliances...

exceptional example of marine pollution. The JUNK Raft Project was a 2008 trans-Pacific sailing voyage made to highlight the plastic in the patch, organized...

Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans...

channel can be a nonpoint source of pollution, as it can carry human-made contaminants or natural forms of pollution (such as rotting leaves). Human-made...

polyethylene pellets and plastic goods amounted to 430 billion baht or five percent of total Thai exports in 2017 according to the Thai Plastic Industries...

Fibers (usually glass fibers) and additives can be mixed in the resin pellets to make the final product strong and raise the maximum operating temperature...

production of new materials and products. For example, plastic bottles can be made into plastic pellets and synthetic fabrics. The quality of recyclates is...

Kingdom) Interplastica (Russia) Economics of plastics processing Plastic pollution Dedicated bio-based chemical Drop-in bioplastic Thermoplastic "Plastics...

A plastic bottle is a bottle constructed from high-density or low density plastic. Plastic bottles are typically used to store liquids such as water, soft...

sustainable alternative to plastic wrap and single-use plastic. It has the ability to counteract environmental issues such as plastic pollution and food waste. Beeswax...

others including film, fiber, pellet, and bead microplastics, specifically microbeads. The high-level microplastics pollution is attributed to the regular...

becomes a recyclable commodity of high value for producers of recycled plastic pellets. Expanded polystyrene scrap can be easily added to products such as...

scientific research and articles, all focused on plastic pollution, microplastics, and industrial plastic pellets. Their research processes rest at the intersection...

commonly made from plastics. However, environmental concerns related to plastic pollution and new regulation have led to rise in reusable and biodegradable...

manufacturing, food pellets for livestock, crushed ores for refining, etc. Dust hoppers are employed in industrial processes that use air pollution control devices...

suffocation, and ingestion. Nurdles, also known as mermaids' tears, are plastic pellets typically under five millimetres in diameter, and are a major contributor...

to report all waste violations, particularly with the discharge of plastic pellets into Lavaca Bay and other waterways from the company's Point Comfort...

Marine debris Environmental threats to the Great Barrier Reef Nurdles, plastic pellet typically under 5mm in diameter The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Minamata...