This statistic displays the percentage of single-use plastics littering beaches in the North Atlantic, in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017. The graph shows that other other plastics made up the vast majority of plastics litter, with a share of 74 percent. Cigarette butts made up 14 percent of single-use plastic beach litter in the North Atlantic.
Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the North Atlantic in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type
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Eunomia. (October 1, 2017). Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the North Atlantic in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/815577/single-use-plastic-north-atlantic-sea-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. "Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the North Atlantic in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type." Chart. October 1, 2017. Statista. Accessed March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815577/single-use-plastic-north-atlantic-sea-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. (2017). Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the North Atlantic in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815577/single-use-plastic-north-atlantic-sea-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia. "Percentage of Single-use Plastic Items Littering The North Atlantic in The European Union (Eu-28) as of 2017*, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815577/single-use-plastic-north-atlantic-sea-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/
Eunomia, Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the North Atlantic in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815577/single-use-plastic-north-atlantic-sea-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited March 25, 2023)
Percentage of single-use plastic items littering the North Atlantic in the European Union (EU-28) as of 2017*, by type [Graph], Eunomia, October 1, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/815577/single-use-plastic-north-atlantic-sea-beach-litter-european-union-eu-28/