nurdles
- plural of nurdle.
Example Sentences
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While an environmental disaster from the jet fuel spillage was averted, the coastguard undertook a clean-up operation after discovering clumps of plastic pellets, or nurdles, in the sea and washed ashore.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
The nurdles -- tiny pieces of plastic resin which are non-toxic but pose a risk to wildlife -- came from the Solong, which was carrying 15 containers of the pellets.
From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026
So far, hundreds of millions of nurdles may have been cleared away - but the remaining, lentil-sized microplastic granules have become increasingly difficult to find as they disappear deeper into the sand.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
The nurdles on the beaches were "like snow," he says, adding that "it was horrifying".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2025
More EDCs are released during plastics manufacturing, sometimes in air and water emissions, other times on the backs of nurdles, tiny plastic pellets that can be shaped into larger products.
From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024
