This data was collected by Break Free From Plastic on all continents of the world based on the results of the 239 cleaning campaigns organized in 42 countries. More than 10,000 volunteers have participated in this cleaning work, who have been able to identify 187,851 plastic pieces collected by the most consumed as residues of the consumer products that are most sold.

"This study," says Break Free From Plastic, shows the need for large corporations to take responsibility for the effects of the entire lifecycle of the products they sell and the skins that surround them. Waste management systems and the environment around the world are suffering the consequences of the 40% increase in plastic production planned by these corporations, and consumer product producers now have the opportunity and the obligation to curb a growing crisis. Individuals and municipal administrations have at their disposal the requirement of responsibilities to major brands in the areas of food, beverages and personal consumption, consumed or naked or reused. The solution to this problem of plastic contamination cannot be left to 'individuals who throw trash', but polluting corporations must assume lasting solutions and systems to end the crisis.