'Only a fraction' of nurdles collected on KZN beaches
Less than 5% of the 'nurdles' that were swept into the sea during the severe Durban storm in October have been recovered.
Listen to one of the organisers of the nurdle clean-up, Caroline Reid below.
Reid says there are many hands at work to collect the plastic pellets that entered the water after a container was blown from a ship in the Durban harbour.
"We've recovered a small fraction of what was lost - that's the scary part. Not even 5% of what they are admitting to. Whas been recovered to get to the remote beaches. We're mobilising more people. Local and government bodies have been great in mobilising crews," she says.
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The 'nurdles' have washed up on beaches from the KZN north coast to the Eastern Cape. The pellets can absorb pollutants and could cause a health risk if they enter the food chain.