Terrestrial borne litter in the marine environment (2021)
Professor Richard Thompson and Dr Winnie Courtene-Jones contributed evidence to a Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) report in October 2021.
Data indicates that marine litter is still common and not decreasing in the UK. Evidence in this report provides information on the sources of marine litter and the pathways in which they enter the marine environment to support the UK's 25 Year Plan, Litter Strategy England and Resources and Waste Strategy. Professor Thompson and Dr Courtene-Jones found that from the available data, public-sources were identified as having the greatest contribution to overall quantities of litter.