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Distribution of total global macro-and microplastics leakage to the environment in 2019, by type

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February 2022

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Worldwide

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2019

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Based on an estimated 22 million metric tons of macro-and microplastics in 2019

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Share of plastic leakage into the environment 2019, by type

Published by
Doris Dokua Sasu,
Aug 22, 2022
Globally, an estimated ** million metric tons of plastics leaked into the environment in 2019. Of this total, ** percent were macroplastics, with microplastics accounting for the remaining ** percent. Transportation-related microplastics, such as from tire wear particles, accounted for the largest share of microplastics leakage that year.
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