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As oil companies are forced to pivot away from fuels, plastics are their plan to stay profitable. They are intentionally unregulated, because protecting the environment cuts into profits.

"Like crude oil, nurdles are highly persistent pollutants, and will continue to circulate in ocean currents and wash ashore for decades."

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