Relevant recent incident:

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/08/environmenta...

Obvs, uk gov does nothing

UK government makes me sick, and what makes me even more sick is that no political party in the UK seems capable of fixing what needs to be fixed; they all focus on the particular populist opinions within their particular voter bases.

It's really quite sad. I just wish people would work together to compromise but it seems all over the world there's this intense tribal effect. I guess evolution is to blame, we never evolved to live in such large groups as we are now and as individuals modern life is far too complicated to have enough attention span to worry about every little thing, especially when governments and corporations often purposefully make it very difficult.

The water companies are too busy lobbying for price rises/manufacturing consent in the media (of which these stories are a part of. The water companies will again claim they are a victim of low bills meaning they can't invest which is what causes these events...)

It's all so insidious

UK gov will permit bills to rise and nothing will fundamentally change when it comes to water in the UK except how much we pay

From a wastewater treatment plant no less.

"This is the one thing we didn't want to happen"

Well, I guess you could say that the government is doing something if a single member of parliament chooses to do some volunteer work on her free time.

It's about non-tax barriers on pellets import :)

Thought they’re talking about airsoft lol

Are those biodegradable?

They’re marketed that way, but there’s a giant asterisk. They’re biodegradable in an industrial composter, and similar conditions are incredibly unlikely in nature. So they are, effectively, not biodegradable.

There is a new manufacturer called Terra that has apparently made “true” biodegradable Airsoft pellets

Kinda. I think that modern airsoft balls degrade in a couple of years. Which shouldn't be an issue in a dedicated venue.

Would think it's trivial to make those from cellulose or something, but I guess it's always about money. Most "biodegradable" plastics are just turned into smaller pieces of plastic by UV.