Visualized: Ocean Plastic Waste Pollution By Country [LINK: Visual Capitalist]
"Millions of metric tons of plastic are produced worldwide every year. While half of this plastic waste is recycled, incinerated, or discarded into landfills, a significant portion of what remains eventually ends up in our oceans.
Where does all of this plastic come from?
Where does all of this plastic come from?
In this graphic, Louis Lugas Wicaksono used data from a research paper by Lourens J.J. Meijer and team to highlight the top 10 countries emitting plastic pollutants in the waters surrounding them." [Link to research]
Spoiler: Brazil is the only country not in Asia to make it to this top 10 list.
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