San Diego rail nurdle settlement tightens transport rules for plastic pellets
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A settlement over nurdle spills along San Diego-area rail lines leads BNSF Railway, the Coastal Environmental Rights Foundation, San Diego Coastkeeper, and the North County Transit District to adopt nationwide policies requiring sealed plastic-pellet rail cars, penalties for non-compliance, and a donation to local cleanup efforts, in an effort to curb plastic-pellet pollution.
Topics:business#bnsf#coastal-environmental-rights-foundation#environment#nurdles#plastic-pollution#san-diego-coastkeeper
- Settlement reached to control ‘nurdles’ released along San Diego railroad San Diego Union-Tribune
- Agreement aims to curb plastic nurdles spilling from trains near coast NBC 7 San Diego
- BNSF agrees to new standards for transport of plastic pellets trains.com
- PRESS RELEASE: San Diego Coastkeeper & CERF reach resolution with BNSF Railway over transportation of plastic pellets Maven's Notebook
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