questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Government has made representations to the International Maritime Organisation on the potential merits of classifying pre-production plastic pellets, nurdles, as a hazardous shipment.
answerText: Yes, the Government has made representations to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on the classification of plastic pellets as harmful substances. The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA), which provides the UK’s representation to the IMO, has ...
heading: Plastics: Pollution