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This graph displays what people in Great Britain think are the main causes of plastics polluting beaches and marine environments in 2017. It shows that 36 percent of respondents believe that the amount of single use plastic bottles and containers are the main cause of pollution to marine environments. 10 percent believe the main cause is people dropping litter in and around rivers.
Which of these causes is the biggest cause of plastics polluting beaches and the marine environments?
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Icaro. (September 25, 2017). Which of these causes is the biggest cause of plastics polluting beaches and the marine environments? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/793247/cause-of-plastics-polluting-marine-environment-great-britain/
Icaro. "Which of these causes is the biggest cause of plastics polluting beaches and the marine environments? ." Chart. September 25, 2017. Statista. Accessed May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793247/cause-of-plastics-polluting-marine-environment-great-britain/
Icaro. (2017). Which of these causes is the biggest cause of plastics polluting beaches and the marine environments? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/793247/cause-of-plastics-polluting-marine-environment-great-britain/
Icaro. "Which of These Causes Is The Biggest Cause of Plastics Polluting Beaches and The Marine Environments? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793247/cause-of-plastics-polluting-marine-environment-great-britain/
Icaro, Which of these causes is the biggest cause of plastics polluting beaches and the marine environments? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/793247/cause-of-plastics-polluting-marine-environment-great-britain/ (last visited May 03, 2024)
Which of these causes is the biggest cause of plastics polluting beaches and the marine environments? [Graph], Icaro, September 25, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/793247/cause-of-plastics-polluting-marine-environment-great-britain/