* Other Trash refers to items that are collected by volunteers using the Clean Swell mobile app that do not fall in a specific category. These other items range in material type and size. Examples include indiscernible plastic pieces, clothing and metal pieces. Notably for 2020, it is likely that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) items were logged in this category before a specific category was created for it on Clean Swell.
Number of volunteers:
Australia: 1,308
Bangladesh: 560
India: 211
Japan: 4,152
Singapore: 184
South Korea: 2,441
Sri Lanka: 3,067
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Most-collected marine debris items APAC 2020, by country
During the International Coastal Cleanup day in September 2020, over ** 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 ** thousand items collected.
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