Nurdle Patrol

In 2023, 221 shipping containers were lost at sea, out of a total of 250 million shipped. That&#x27;s a loss rate of 0.000088%.<p>Plastic pellets are a visible pollutant on beaches. I have not seen any evidence that they&#x27;re a particularly harmful pollutant. A single 20 tonne containerload of plastic pellets can leave a visible residue on hundreds or thousands of beaches, but the 15 tonnes of CO2 emitted by the average American <i>every year</i> is entirely invisible.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;static1.squarespace.com&#x2F;static&#x2F;5ff6c5336c885a268148bdcc&#x2F;t&#x2F;66828a26c1ec3a2fca7fd299&#x2F;1719831078480&#x2F;CCC+10-11-1+-+Estimate+of+containers+lost+at+sea+-+2024+update+%28World+Shipping+Council+%28W...%29%5B4%5D.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;static1.squarespace.com&#x2F;static&#x2F;5ff6c5336c885a268148b...</a>

There&#x27;s a similar UK initiative which has spread to a number of other countries.<p>Nurdles are everywhere... <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nurdlehunt.org.uk&#x2F;nurdle-finds.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.nurdlehunt.org.uk&#x2F;nurdle-finds.html</a>

Wow, Texas seems to be one of the worst offenders here. How do you collect close to 1000 nurdles in 10 minutes? Do people wade through them on the beach?

In sprite of all the Trumps and Putins and Netanyahu&#x27;s out there. This project is just that reminder : There really are good humans in the world.

Much nicer to run into a Nurdle patrol than a Nurgle patrol (I know this is not the kind of comment HN is for, but I couldn&#x27;t help it).

Here are the real nurds

Imagine a beach completely consisting of nurdles. Imagine an ecosystem of bacteria, microorganisms, fish and other seafood creatures adapted to living on it. I feel like as humanity we could totally reach a point where evolution to that kind of ecosystem becomes the only choice. Same for our immune, digestive and lymph system. We could end up at a point where most of life NEEDS microplastic to survive! Then we can finally stop caring about micro plastics and start loving them instead.<p>I for one love nurdles!