Top Ten Types of Debris Littering the
Oceans
The 2003 International Coastal Cleanup enlisted more than 450,000
people in 91 countries in an effort that removed 7.5 million pounds of
garbage from our oceans.
| Rank |
Debris items |
Total
number |
Percent |
| 1. |
Cigarettes/cigarette filters |
1,922,830 |
29.5% |
| 2. |
Food wrappers/containers |
632,161 |
9.7 |
| 3. |
Caps/lids |
539,832 |
8.3 |
| 4. |
Beverage bottles (plastic),
2 liters or less |
438,763 |
6.7 |
| 5. |
Bags |
354,294 |
5.4 |
| 6. |
Beverage bottles (glass) |
328,239 |
5.0 |
| 7. |
Cups/plates/forks/
knives/spoons |
317,447 |
4.9% |
| 8. |
Beverage cans |
314,738 |
4.8 |
| 9. |
Straws/stirrers |
273,105 |
4.2 |
| 10. |
Tobacco packaging/wrappers |
132,402 |
2.0 |
| |
Totals
|
5,253,811
|
80.5
|
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