The most common marine litter items found in coastal areas are plastic packaging

The most common marine litter items found in coastal areas are plastic packaging

Most plastic packaging is disposed of within a relatively short time and is estimated to come from household waste. Waste plastic packaging makes up a considerable portion of collected aquatic litter (15.9% in the oceans and 74.5% in rivers) (Schwarz et al. 2019).

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    GRID-Arendal
  • Year:
    02/11/2021

The most common marine litter items found in coastal areas are plastic packaging

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