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?
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.
