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Plastic pellets pile up along the river

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    NEW ORLEANS (WGNO ) — You may have seen them.

You may have even stepped into them.

They’re plastic pellets.

Millions of them.

Maybe even billions of them along the river.

They spilled from a cargo ship a few weeks ago.

WGNO’s Bill Wood talks to environmentalists who say the pellets are piling up to be a problem.

These pellets even have a name.

They’re called Nurdles.

They’re used to make plastic bottles, plastic bags and even LEGOS.

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