Pellet cleanup continues after Rensselaer County train derailment

PITTSTOWN, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is still cleaning up plastic pellets that spilled into the Hoosic River after a train derailment on Feb. 7 in Pittstown.

Officials said the pellets have traveled about 18 miles downstream. Some have also ended up in the Hudson River.

Crews are using drones and other equipment to remove the pellets from the rivers and to prevent them from spreading further. The DEC does not believe the pellets are harmful to wildlife.

Anyone who comes across a pellet can put it in the trash.