Top Ten Types of Debris Littering the Oceans

The 2011 International Coastal Cleanup almost 600,000 people in a worldwide effort that removed 9.18 million pounds of garbage from our oceans.

Rank	Debris items	Total number
1.	Cigarettes/cigarette filters	1,910,777
2.	Caps/lids	1,131,647
3.	Beverage bottles (plastic), 2 liters or less	1,055,629
4.	Plastic bags	969,244
5.	Food wrappers/containers	940,277
6.	Cups/plates/forks/ knives/spoons	707,171
7.	Glass beverage bottles	486,967
8.	Straws/stirrers	468,161
9.	Beverage cans	422,816
10.	Paper bags	412,879

Source: The Ocean Conservancy. Web: www.oceanconservancy.org .

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