Overview
- Rother District Council reports a multi‑mile contamination by tiny biobeads and nurdles on Camber Sands, describing quantities in the millions.
- Officials urge dog owners to keep pets on leads because ingesting pellets can cause blockages and severe internal injury requiring urgent veterinary care.
- Rother District Council is leading the cleanup with charities Nurdle and Strandliners using specialist suction and microplastic removal equipment.
- Southern Water and the Environment Agency are investigating the origin of the pellets, and Southern Water says its sampling has detected no change in environmental water quality.
- Local MP Helena Dollimore has pressed Southern Water for answers, citing a severe incident over roughly two miles and reports of unusually high recent seal and porpoise deaths that require investigation.