This chart lists the top ten items collected on European beaches between 2013 and 2019, by percentage. According to the study, a quarter of litter items found in European beaches over the considered years was made up by cigarette butts and filters.
Top ten items collected on European beaches between 2013 and 2019, by percentage
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EEA. (April 15, 2019). Top ten items collected on European beaches between 2013 and 2019, by percentage [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/995132/top-ten-litter-items-in-europe/
EEA. "Top ten items collected on European beaches between 2013 and 2019, by percentage." Chart. April 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995132/top-ten-litter-items-in-europe/
EEA. (2019). Top ten items collected on European beaches between 2013 and 2019, by percentage. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/995132/top-ten-litter-items-in-europe/
EEA. "Top Ten Items Collected on European Beaches between 2013 and 2019, by Percentage." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995132/top-ten-litter-items-in-europe/
EEA, Top ten items collected on European beaches between 2013 and 2019, by percentage Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/995132/top-ten-litter-items-in-europe/ (last visited June 03, 2024)
Top ten items collected on European beaches between 2013 and 2019, by percentage [Graph], EEA, April 15, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/995132/top-ten-litter-items-in-europe/