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Table 5.3 Quantity and quality of plastics in the 12 regional seas
Sea
Bags (paper
and plastic)
Cap/lids
Food wrappers
and containers
Cups/plates/
forks/knives/
spoons
Beverage bottles
(plastics <2
litres)
Total
No. of
items
% of
total
No. of
items
% of
total
No. of
items
% of
total
No. of
items
% of
total
No. of
items
% of
total
No. of items
% of total
Baltic Sea 2005-2007, ICC -
4 countries
924
2.6
3148
8.8
2776
7.7
−
−
2350
6.5
36,826
84.1
Black Sea 2005 and 2007,
ICC - 2 countries
183
11.9
110
7.1
40
2.6
51
3.3
323
20.9
1,642
93
Eastern Africa (WIO) 2007,
ICC - 4 countries
14,044
12.7
14,679
13.3
10,127
9.2
−
−
11,209
10.2
110,354
75.7
Mediterranean Sea 2005 and
2007, ICC - 11 countries
2018
4.1
3,296
6.7
1,954
4
−
−
2,522
5.1
49,453
73.8
North-east Atlantic Sea
(OSPAR) 2005-2007, ICC -
11 countries
9,116
4.1
27,463
12.4
28,104
12.7
10,665
4.8
17,484
7.9
220,877
83.4
North-west Paciic
(NOWPAP) 2007, ICC - 3
countries
18,439
7.1
29,425
11.3
32,190
12.3
7,058
2.7
8,844
3.4
261,317
82
Red Sea/Gulf of Aden
(PERSGA) 2007, ICC - 2
countries
418
12.4
144
4.3
270
8
446
13.2
154
4.6
3,372
81
South Asian Seas (SAS)
2005 and 2007, ICC - 3
countries
47,104
28.4
3,670
2.2
18,821
11.3
13,929
8.4
5,999
3.6
166,104
80.5
South-east Paciic (CAPPS)
2005-2007, ICC - 5
countries
25,720
8.1
71,382
22.5
14,031
4.4
9,450
3
25,721
8.1
316,731
82.9
