The project, launched by Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic, has also revealed the most common piece of plastic chucked away by households.
The two charities claim this is the first time plastic waste has been measured in individual pieces, as the government records the amount by weight.Preparing for the Big Plastic CountAs a result of the findings, they are now calling for the government to set legally binding targets to cut single-use plastics by at least 50% by 2025.
Greenpeace UK plastics campaigner Chris Thorne added that the government needs to"turn off the plastic tap". According to trade association Plastics Europe, the world economy produces more than 350 million tonnes of plastic each year - more than the total mass of all mammals on Earth. "We have restricted the supply of plastic straws and cotton buds, banned the supply of plastic drinks stirrers and are finalising proposals to introduce a deposit return scheme, which would capture plastic bottles.
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