Every year, approximately 63,000 metric tons of plastic waste is emitted to the ocean from the Pasig river in the Philippines. The Pasig river runs through the capital city Manila, and accounted for an estimated 6.43 percent of global ocean plastics from rivers in 2019. The Philippines is home to some of the largest plastic polluting rivers in the world.
Annual plastic waste emissions to oceans from select rivers worldwide as of 2019
(in metric tons)
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The Ocean Cleanup. (May 1, 2021). Annual plastic waste emissions to oceans from select rivers worldwide as of 2019 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270902/ocean-plastic-pollution-from-select-rivers-worldwide/
The Ocean Cleanup. "Annual plastic waste emissions to oceans from select rivers worldwide as of 2019 (in metric tons)." Chart. May 1, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270902/ocean-plastic-pollution-from-select-rivers-worldwide/
The Ocean Cleanup. (2021). Annual plastic waste emissions to oceans from select rivers worldwide as of 2019 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270902/ocean-plastic-pollution-from-select-rivers-worldwide/
The Ocean Cleanup. "Annual Plastic Waste Emissions to Oceans from Select Rivers Worldwide as of 2019 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270902/ocean-plastic-pollution-from-select-rivers-worldwide/
The Ocean Cleanup, Annual plastic waste emissions to oceans from select rivers worldwide as of 2019 (in metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1270902/ocean-plastic-pollution-from-select-rivers-worldwide/ (last visited January 17, 2022)
