This graph illustrates if respondents have seen plastics littering various locations in the past 12 months in Great Britain. 78 percent of respondents have seen plastics littering local streets in the past 12 months, with 37 percent saying they have seen plastic litter at beaches. 12 percent feel they have not seen plastic littering in any of the locations given.
In the past 12 months have you personally seen plastics littering any of the following places?
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Icaro. (September 25, 2017). In the past 12 months have you personally seen plastics littering any of the following places? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 02, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/793208/plastic-litter-frequency-great-britain/
Icaro. "In the past 12 months have you personally seen plastics littering any of the following places?." Chart. September 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793208/plastic-litter-frequency-great-britain/
Icaro. (2017). In the past 12 months have you personally seen plastics littering any of the following places?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 02, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793208/plastic-litter-frequency-great-britain/
Icaro. "In The past 12 Months Have You Personally Seen Plastics Littering Any of The following Places?." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793208/plastic-litter-frequency-great-britain/
Icaro, In the past 12 months have you personally seen plastics littering any of the following places? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793208/plastic-litter-frequency-great-britain/ (last visited February 02, 2023)
In the past 12 months have you personally seen plastics littering any of the following places? [Graph], Icaro, September 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/793208/plastic-litter-frequency-great-britain/