During the International Coastal Cleanup day in September 2020, over 27 thousand plastic bottles were collected on beaches in Sri Lanka. Food wrappers were the second most-collected type of ocean debris in Sri Lanka that year, with over 13 thousand items collected.
Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type
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Ocean Conservancy. (September 9, 2021). Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/
Ocean Conservancy. "Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type." Chart. September 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/
Ocean Conservancy. (2021). Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/
Ocean Conservancy. "Number of Ocean Waste Items Collected during The International Coastal Cleanup in The Asia-pacific Region in 2020, by Selected Country and Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/
Ocean Conservancy, Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
Number of ocean waste items collected during the International Coastal Cleanup in the Asia-Pacific region in 2020, by selected country and type [Graph], Ocean Conservancy, September 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1311818/apac-most-collected-ocean-waste-item-types-by-country/