Bio-beads update: Letter to Minister for Water
This week we will be handing in a petition to 10 Downing Street, with over 10,000 signatures calling to end the use of bio-beads in wastewater treatment after the spill last winter impacted much of the East Sussex coast, including Rye Harbour Nature Reserve.
Ahead of this, Sussex Wildlife Trust's Director of Conservation, Henri Brocklebank, has written to the Minister for Water, Emma Hardy MP, to again highlight the issue and to seek clarification on when the findings of the incident report will be released and acted upon.
You can read the letter below.

Comments
Please stop using bio beads in water treatment because they are toxic to animals thank you yours sincerely mark porter
20 May 2026 06:30:00
Great letter and all good wishes for success
21 May 2026 12:17:00