* Organizations and volunteers were recruited to lead local cleanups and were trained to define their cleanup area; collect all waste found in that area; and count and record the brand, parent manufacturer, product type (food, personal care, or household product), and packaging type (HDPE, PET, PVC, PP, PS, multi-layer plastics, single-layer plastics, and other) of each piece of waste collected.
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Global waste collected along shorelines by select country 2019
This statistic depicts the number of plastic objects collected along shorelines worldwide, by selected countries. In 2019, Taiwan positioned itself as the country with the highest number of plastic waste collected along shorelines, amounting to approximately ** objects.
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Break Free From Plastic, & Greenpeace. (October 23, 2019). Number of plastic waste collected along shorelines worldwide in 2019, by select country* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/
Break Free From Plastic, und Greenpeace. "Number of plastic waste collected along shorelines worldwide in 2019, by select country*." Chart. October 23, 2019. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/
Break Free From Plastic, Greenpeace. (2019). Number of plastic waste collected along shorelines worldwide in 2019, by select country*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/
Break Free From Plastic, and Greenpeace. "Number of Plastic Waste Collected along Shorelines Worldwide in 2019, by Select Country*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 23 Oct 2019, /statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/
Break Free From Plastic & Greenpeace, Number of plastic waste collected along shorelines worldwide in 2019, by select country* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Number of plastic waste collected along shorelines worldwide in 2019, by select country* [Graph], Break Free From Plastic, & Greenpeace, October 23, 2019. [Online]. Available: /statistics/935651/global-plastic-objects-collected-along-shorelines-by-country/
