* 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.
This statistic shows the global plastic waste collected along shorelines, by packaging type. In 2018, polystyrene waste collected in shorelines around the world totaled approximately * objects.
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Break Free From Plastic, & Greenpeace. (October 9, 2018). Number of pieces of waste collected at shorelines worldwide in 2018, by packaging type* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/935914/global-shoreline-waste-collected-by-packaging-type/
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Number of pieces of waste collected at shorelines worldwide in 2018, by packaging type* [Graph], Break Free From Plastic, & Greenpeace, October 9, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/935914/global-shoreline-waste-collected-by-packaging-type/
