00:00Protesters have voiced their anger after plastic pellets washed up on beaches across the northeast.
00:07The tiny beads, known as nurdles, entered the water after the ship Windalker crashed into a container ship at the
00:14Port of Tyne in South Shields.
00:16The pellets have since reached several local beaches, including Blythe and Seaburn.
00:22The public risk is described as low, but people are being advised not to pick them up.
00:27Protesters say they are worried about wildlife and what they feel is the slow speed of the clean-up.
00:33The Environment Agency is investigating and the Port of Tyne says it acted quickly to contain the damage.
00:40Northeast Mayor Kim McGuinness wants vessel owners to pay.
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