During the International Coastal Cleanup day in September 2020, over 27 thousand plastic bottles were collected on beaches in Sri Lanka. Food wrappers were the second most-collected type of ocean debris in Sri Lanka that year, with over 13 thousand items collected.
Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type
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Cigarette butts
Plastic bottles
Food wrappers
Other trash*
Plastic bottle caps
Plastic grocery bags
Straws, stirrers
Plastic takeout containers
Beverage cans
Glass bottles
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* Other Trash refers to items that are collected by volunteers using the Clean Swell mobile app that do not fall in a specific category. These other items range in material type and size. Examples include indiscernible plastic pieces, clothing and metal pieces. Notably for 2020, it is likely that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) items were logged in this category before a specific category was created for it on Clean Swell.
Number of volunteers:
Australia: 1,308
Bangladesh: 560
India: 211
Japan: 4,152
Singapore: 184
South Korea: 2,441
Sri Lanka: 3,067
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Ocean Conservancy. (September 9, 2021). Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/
Ocean Conservancy. "Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type." Chart. September 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/
Ocean Conservancy. (2021). Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/
Ocean Conservancy. "Number of Ocean Waste Items Collected during The International Coastal Cleanup in The Asia-pacific Region in 2020, by Selected Country and Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/
Ocean Conservancy, Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type [Graph], Ocean Conservancy, September 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/
