Southern Water has apologised for the spill of so-called 'bio-beads', which have led environmental groups to warn of a ...

Small plastic pellets, used in wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s, are more than just plastic pollution – they ...

Lindsay Barker from Tunbridge Wells heard about the disaster when news of a failed filter at a Southern Water Wastewater ...

The plastic pellets are used to clean wastewater and spilled into the sea when filters failed at Southern Water's wastewater ...

This is the worst incident we have ever seen. The impact on the environment and local wildlife can be catastrophic.' ...

A clean-up operation led by Rother District Council is continuing after the district’s coastline was hit by a pollution ...

There is an "environmental catastrophe" at Camber Sands after "millions" of plastic beads washed up on the East Sussex beach, an MP has warned. It is thought the dark grey or black "bio-beads" may ...

Thousands of small plastic pellets, or biobeads, have washed up at Camber Sands in East Sussex, prompting authorities to investigate the source and begin a secured cleanup operation.

Plastic beads known as nurdles continue washing up along the Texas Gulf Coast, raising concerns for wildlife, tourism, and ...

The UK, as with all other plastics legislation, is falling dramatically behind. There remains no national binding regulation ...

Two sewage plants in East Devon use the same type of plastic beads that caused the environmental disaster in Camber Sands earlier this month, it ...