
Amy Youngman
Amy Youngman is a lawyer at the Environmental Investigation Agency who has raised awareness about the lack of regulations governing the transport of nurdles, arguing that better handling laws could significantly reduce spill incidents.
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Amy Youngman is a legal specialist at the Environmental Investigation Agency.
‘Nobody cares’: the Turkish farmers bearing the burden of UK’s plastic waste problem | PlasticsThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2026-08-04
Youngman called the incident 'essentially an oil spill in solid form, but with added chemical toxicity.'
‘An oil spill in solid form’: Bio-bead disaster devastates beloved English coastCNN·
United States· 2025-11-29
Amy Youngman is a lawyer at the Environmental Investigation Agency who discusses the devastating impact of the Kerala spill.
Buoyant, the size of a lentil and almost impossible to recover: how nurdles are polluting the oceans | PlasticsThe Guardian·
United Kingdom· 2025-08-12












