Plastic pellets (IMAGE) University of Gothenburg Caption The plastic pellets are used as raw material to manufacture new plastic products. But no one has control over what the pellets consist of. Credit Photo: Bethanie Carney Almroth Usage Restrictions None License Original content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.