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
*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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Marine Conservation Society. (November 25, 2021). Average number of plastic or polystyrene pieces and packets collected per 100 meters of beach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/812954/collected-plastic-packet-beach-litter-united-kingdom-uk/
Marine Conservation Society. "Average number of plastic or polystyrene pieces and packets collected per 100 meters of beach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021." Chart. November 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/812954/collected-plastic-packet-beach-litter-united-kingdom-uk/
Marine Conservation Society. (2021). Average number of plastic or polystyrene pieces and packets collected per 100 meters of beach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 30, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/812954/collected-plastic-packet-beach-litter-united-kingdom-uk/
Marine Conservation Society. "Average Number of Plastic or Polystyrene Pieces and Packets Collected per 100 Meters of Beach in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2015 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/812954/collected-plastic-packet-beach-litter-united-kingdom-uk/
Marine Conservation Society, Average number of plastic or polystyrene pieces and packets collected per 100 meters of beach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/812954/collected-plastic-packet-beach-litter-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 30, 2024)
Average number of plastic or polystyrene pieces and packets collected per 100 meters of beach in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2021 [Graph], Marine Conservation Society, November 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/812954/collected-plastic-packet-beach-litter-united-kingdom-uk/
