This statistic displays the percentage of single-use plastics littering beaches in each of the four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017. The graph shows that cigarette butts were a common occurrence on EU beaches, making up 74 percent of plastics littler on beaches on the North Atlantic. Other plastics such as fragments, food packaging or nets and ropes were the most common litter on average throughout these regions.
Percentage of single-use plastics items littering four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type
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Eunomia. (October 1, 2017). Percentage of single-use plastics items littering four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. "Percentage of single-use plastics items littering four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type." Chart. October 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. (2017). Percentage of single-use plastics items littering four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. "Percentage of Single-use Plastics Items Littering Four Regional Sea Areas in The European Union (Eu-28) as of 2017*, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia, Percentage of single-use plastics items littering four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Percentage of single-use plastics items littering four regional sea areas in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type [Graph], Eunomia, October 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/815593/single-use-plastic-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
