Table 2. ‘Top ten’ marine debris items; adapted from UNEP (2009a), compiled from
annual ICC data reports, Center for Marine Conservation/Ocean Conservancy (1989-
2007).
| ‘Debris items ten |
Number of items |
Percent of total |
| Cigarettes/cigarette filters |
25,407,457 |
24.6 |
| Bags (paper & plastic) |
9,711,238 |
9.4 |
| Caps/lids |
9,398,977 |
9.1 |
| Food wrappers/containers |
9,191,575 |
8.9 |
| Cups/plates/forks/knives/spoons |
7,426,964 |
7.2 |
| Beverage bottles (plastic) <2 litres |
5,684,718 |
5.5 |
| Beverage bottles (glass) |
4,991,860 |
4.8 |
| Beverage cans |
4,796,554 |
4.6 |
| Straws, stirrers |
4,508,085 |
4.4 |
| Rope |
2,215,329 |
2.1 |
| Total debris items |
103,247,609 |
80.7 |
Source:
GESAMP,  Proceedings of the GESAMP International Workshop
on micro- plastic particles as a vector in transporting persistent, bio- accumulating and toxic substances in the oceans.
28-30th June 2010, UNESCO-IOC, 2.5. Sources and inputs of plastic waste to the marine environment, p. 16
Related publication: Other Figures & Tables on this publication: Table 1. Densities of ‘anthropogenic marine debris’ reported from beaches throughout the world. Adapted from Bravo et al. (2009). Table 2. ‘Top ten’ marine debris items; adapted from UNEP (2009a), compiled from
annual ICC data reports, Center for Marine Conservation/Ocean Conservancy (1989-
2007). Table 3. MARPOL 73/78, ANNEX V: summary of proposed amendments and permitted discharges. Table 4. Timing for the first Regular Process assessment cycle (IOC-UNESCO,2009) Fig. 2. Ocean regions considered in the Assessment of Assessments |
