This statistic displays the percentage of single-use plastics littering beaches in the mediterranean, in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017. The graph shows that other plastics made up the majority of plastics litter. Cigarette butts were the second most common litter type, making up 24 percent.
Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the Mediterranean in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*
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Share of single-use plastic beach litter
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Eunomia. (October 1, 2017). Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the Mediterranean in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/815564/single-use-plastic-mediterranean-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. "Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the Mediterranean in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*." Chart. October 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815564/single-use-plastic-mediterranean-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. (2017). Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the Mediterranean in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815564/single-use-plastic-mediterranean-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. "Percentage of Single-use Plastic Items Littering The Mediterranean in The European Union (Eu-28) as of 2017*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815564/single-use-plastic-mediterranean-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia, Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the Mediterranean in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815564/single-use-plastic-mediterranean-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the Mediterranean in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017* [Graph], Eunomia, October 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/815564/single-use-plastic-mediterranean-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/