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There no nurdle fairy : thousands mobilise to clean up plastic spillage in north - east England | Tyne and Wear
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from theguardian.com · United Kingdom
Thousands of people have mobilized in north-east England to clean up a plastic spillage.
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