Oakland Nonprofit Aims To Reduce Number Of Small Plastic ‘Nurdles’ Ending Up In Ocean

OAKLAND (KPIX 5) — There are growing protests over the amount of plastic ending up in the world’s oceans, but one Oakland nonprofit is taking a different approach that is having a remarkable effect on getting big plastic producers to care about the problem.

“Nurdles” are small plastic pellets that are the raw material for most of our plastic products. They look like fish eggs and are mysteriously ending up in the oceans, where they can kill wildlife. Read Full Article - CBS SF Bay Area, April 10, 2019