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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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 April 18, 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 April 18, 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: April 18, 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 April 18, 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/