Plastic waste in oceans is concentrating in gyres around all regions of the world. In the most important ocean gyres globally, the concentration of plastic waste ranged between 1 and 2.5 kilograms per square kilometer as of 2017.
Plastic waste concentration in ocean gyres worldwide as of 2017, by region (in grams per square kilometer)
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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, & Le Monde diplomatique, & Ozean der Zukunft. (June 7, 2017). Plastic waste concentration in ocean gyres worldwide as of 2017, by region (in grams per square kilometer) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 13, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055301/plastic-waste-concentration-ocean-gyres-globally-by-region/
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, und Le Monde diplomatique, und Ozean der Zukunft. "Plastic waste concentration in ocean gyres worldwide as of 2017, by region (in grams per square kilometer)." Chart. June 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055301/plastic-waste-concentration-ocean-gyres-globally-by-region/
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Le Monde diplomatique, Ozean der Zukunft. (2017). Plastic waste concentration in ocean gyres worldwide as of 2017, by region (in grams per square kilometer). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 13, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055301/plastic-waste-concentration-ocean-gyres-globally-by-region/
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, and Le Monde diplomatique, and Ozean der Zukunft. "Plastic Waste Concentration in Ocean Gyres Worldwide as of 2017, by Region (in Grams per Square Kilometer)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Jun 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055301/plastic-waste-concentration-ocean-gyres-globally-by-region/
Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung & Le Monde diplomatique & Ozean der Zukunft, Plastic waste concentration in ocean gyres worldwide as of 2017, by region (in grams per square kilometer) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055301/plastic-waste-concentration-ocean-gyres-globally-by-region/ (last visited June 13, 2024)
Plastic waste concentration in ocean gyres worldwide as of 2017, by region (in grams per square kilometer) [Graph], Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, & Le Monde diplomatique, & Ozean der Zukunft, June 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1055301/plastic-waste-concentration-ocean-gyres-globally-by-region/