00:00Plastic nurdles from a spill in the northeast are continuing to spread southwards, washing up on beaches in Yorkshire and
00:07Teesside.
00:08Millions of the pellets entered the sea after a crash between two vessels damaged containers at the port of Tyne.
00:14They have now been found more than 30 miles south along coastlines in North Yorkshire and Teesside.
00:20Environmental charity FIDRA says the pellets are highly mobile and could continue washing ashore for months or years.
00:28Volunteers have called for a long-term cleanup plan amid concerns communities are being left to deal with new deposits.
00:36The port of Tyne says its response has not been scaled back and remains guided by environmental experts.
