Plastic/polystyrene pieces and packets collected from beaches in the UK 2015-2021

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Bruna Alves,
Feb 22, 2024
The average number of plastic/polystyrene pieces of litter collected per 100 meters of UK beaches during the 2021 Great British Beach Clean up was 112. This was the lowest average number collected since 2015.

Average number of plastic or polystyrene pieces and packets collected per 100 meters of beach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021

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November 2021

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2015 to 2021

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*No packet data available.
Plastic/polystyrene pieces are 0-50 cm in size, packets include crisp, lolly, sweet and sandwich packaging.
This statistic has been compiled from multiple annual reports.

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