After a series of high profile spills at sea, MEPs and governments have agreed that new pollution controls must extend to ...

Plastic pellets which can be a risk to wildlife have washed up on shore following the collision between a tanker and a container ship in the North Sea, the coastguard has said. The Maritime and ...

At midnight today (9 April), the European Parliament, the Council and the European Commission reached agreement on a ...

They want shipping containers carrying pellets to be stowed below deck. Most importantly, they are considering whether to classify plastic pellets as hazardous substances. If pellets are ...

The crash ruptured containers on the Solong and thousands of plastic pellets, called nurdles, have been washing up on beaches on the Norfolk coast, where a clean-up operation is ongoing.

Therefore, the co-legislators also agreed to set obligations for the transport of plastic pellets by sea (in freight containers), including ensuring good quality packaging and providing transport and ...