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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Billions of tiny plastic pellets have been spilling into oceans and rivers the world over, where birds and fish eat them. They are the building blocks of all plastic. Melt 350 of them, you get a yogurt cup. A thousand gets you a water bottle. But an NPR and PBS Frontline investigation found the oil and plastic industry has long known they re an environmental problem. NPR s Laura Sullivan brings us this story about how the oil and plastic industry evaded regulation despite decades of spills. ....
Originally published on December 22, 2020 8:01 pm Look on the side of a highway sometime and you might see them. Or along the railroad tracks or a stream. Maybe even between your toes at the beach. Tiny pearl-shaped pieces of plastic, known as pellets, are the building blocks for almost everything plastic, and they re everywhere. They ve spilled out of petrochemical plants, rail cars, shipping containers and trucks. Large spills have soiled beaches in Louisiana and South Carolina. New research suggests more than 230,000 tons of pellets enter the ocean each year, contaminating the water and sickening birds, fish and other wildlife. The oil and plastic industry, which makes the pellets, says it has programs in place to prevent any spills. But NPR and PBS ....
Recycled plastic pellets are displayed at a facility in Ontario. // Bloomberg/Getty Images , James MacDonald Look on the side of a highway sometime and you might see them. Or along the railroad tracks or a stream. Maybe even between your toes at the beach. Tiny pearl-shaped pieces of plastic, known as pellets, are the building blocks for almost everything plastic, and they re everywhere. They ve spilled out of petrochemical plants, rail cars, shipping containers and trucks. Large spills have soiled beaches in Louisiana and South Carolina. New research suggests more than 230,000 tons of pellets enter the ocean each year, contaminating the water and sickening birds, fish and other wildlife. ....
James MacDonald/Bloomberg/Getty Images hide caption Recycled plastic pellets are displayed at a facility in Ontario. James MacDonald/Bloomberg/Getty Images Look on the side of a highway sometime and you might see them. Or along the railroad tracks or a stream. Maybe even between your toes at the beach. Tiny pearl-shaped pieces of plastic, known as pellets, are the building blocks for almost everything plastic, and they re everywhere. They ve spilled out of petrochemical plants, rail cars, shipping containers and trucks. Large spills have soiled beaches in Louisiana and South Carolina. New research suggests more than 230,000 tons of pellets enter the ocean each year, contaminating the water and sickening birds, fish and other wildlife. ....