Plastics consistently make up 60 to 80% of all marine

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MARINE
LITTER
IN NUMBERS
Which are the top-10 items
found on beaches?
Plastics consistently make up 60 to 80% of all
marine debris items.
Top-10 items found
100.000
200.000
300.000
400.000
500.000
1
Cigarettes
2
Caps / Lids
3
Plastic beverage bottles
4
Plastic bags
5
Food wrappers / Containers
6
Cups, plates, forks, knives, spoons
7
Glass beverage bottles
8
Straws, stirrers
9
Beverage cans
10
600.000
700.000
800.000
900.000
1 MM
1.2 MM
1.3 MM
1.4 MM
1.5 MM
1.6 MM
1.7 MM
1.8 MM
1.9 MM
2 MM
Paper bags
Source: Ocean Conservancy, International Coastal Clean up 2012
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