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The only study on this subject I'm aware of is the one funded by The Ocean Cleanup Foundation [1], which puts 86% of annually released plastic in Asian rivers,
by contravariant 9y ago
The only study on this subject I'm aware of is the one funded by The Ocean Cleanup Foundation [1], which puts 86% of annually released plastic in Asian rivers, with the main contributor being the Chinese Yantze river, followed by the Ganges. This compared to a mere 0.28% and 0.96% for Europe and North America respectively.
They've also released an interactive map [2], although if you're just interested in the numbers I'd recommend reading the paper.
[1]: https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15611.pdf https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms15611.pdf
[2]: https://www.theoceancleanup.com/sources/ https://www.theoceancleanup.com/sources/