This statistic shows the global plastic waste collected along shorelines, by packaging type. In 2018, polystyrene waste collected in shorelines around the world totaled approximately 46,800 objects.
Number of pieces of waste collected at shorelines worldwide in 2018, by packaging type*
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Number of plastic waste objects
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* Organizations and volunteers were recruited to lead local cleanups and were trained to define their cleanup area; collect all waste found in that area; and count and record the brand, parent manufacturer, product type (food,
personal care, or household product), and packaging type (HDPE, PET, PVC, PP, PS, multi-layer plastics, single-layer plastics, and other) of each piece of waste collected.
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Break Free From Plastic, & Greenpeace. (October 9, 2018). Number of pieces of waste collected at shorelines worldwide in 2018, by packaging type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935914/global-shoreline-waste-collected-by-packaging-type/
Break Free From Plastic, und Greenpeace. "Number of pieces of waste collected at shorelines worldwide in 2018, by packaging type*." Chart. October 9, 2018. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935914/global-shoreline-waste-collected-by-packaging-type/
Break Free From Plastic, Greenpeace. (2018). Number of pieces of waste collected at shorelines worldwide in 2018, by packaging type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935914/global-shoreline-waste-collected-by-packaging-type/
Break Free From Plastic, and Greenpeace. "Number of Pieces of Waste Collected at Shorelines Worldwide in 2018, by Packaging Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935914/global-shoreline-waste-collected-by-packaging-type/
Break Free From Plastic & Greenpeace, Number of pieces of waste collected at shorelines worldwide in 2018, by packaging type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935914/global-shoreline-waste-collected-by-packaging-type/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Number of pieces of waste collected at shorelines worldwide in 2018, by packaging type* [Graph], Break Free From Plastic, & Greenpeace, October 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935914/global-shoreline-waste-collected-by-packaging-type/
