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SKY DECEMBER 2017 - According to the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research in Leipzig, the Yangtze was the worst offender, reference research published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology. This Chinese river carries up to 1.5 million tonnes of plastic into the sea every year. In contrast, the Thames in the UK puts 18 tonnes of plastic into the ocean.

 

 

The Zhujiang or Pearl river is placed 7 out of 10 of the world's dirtiest rivers. Ironically, this river was named after its pearl-coloured shells lying at its bottom that flows through Guangzhou City.

 

Another one of China’s most notorious rivers for harbouring plastics, this river isn’t looking pearly anymore. As a matter of fact, Hong Kong is consistently suffering from trash coming from the Pearl River being washed on its shores. 

 

Around ninety percent (90%) of plastics in the ocean comes from just 10 rivers. Nine of these rivers are located in Asia and one of them borders Thailand.

 

The top 10 most polluted rivers in the world have one thing in common – they are located alongside large human populations with poor waste management (PWM) systems.

 

 

 

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RIVER

COUNTRY

POPULATION

PLASTIC

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Amazon

Brazil/Peru/ Ecuador

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1

Amur

Russia/China

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2

Brantas

Indonesia

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3

Buriganga

Bangladesh

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4

Citarum

Indonesia

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5

Congo

West Central Africa

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6

Cross

Nigeria/Cameroon

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7

Cuyahoga 

USA

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8

Ganges

India/Bangladesh

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9

Danube

Europe

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10

Dong

China

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11

Hai He (Sea)

China

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12

Hanjiang

China

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13

Huangpu

China

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14

Irrawaddy

Myanmar

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15

Imo

Nigeria

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16

Indus

Pakistan/Himalayan

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17

Irtysh

Russia/China/Kazakhstan

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18

Jordan

Israel

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19

Kwa Ibo

Nigeria

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20

Lena

Siberia

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21

Magdalena

Columbia

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22

Mantanza-Riachuelo

Argentina

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23

Marilao

Philippines

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24

Mississippi

USA

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25

Mekong

Thailand/Laos/Vietnam

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26

Niger

Guinea/Nigeria

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27

Nile

Egypt

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28

Parana

S America/Brazil

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29

Pasig

Philippines

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30

Progo

Java/Indonesia

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31

Sarno

Italy

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32

Serayu

Indonesia

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33

Solo

Java/Indonesia

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34

Tamsui

Taiwan

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35

Xi 

China

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36

Yamuna

India

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37

Yangtze

China

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38

Yellow/Huang He

China

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30

Zhujiang/Pearl

China

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40

 

 

Every year the world, produces 300 million tonnes of plastics, and 8.8 million tonnes of these are dumped into the oceans. That’s about 40 billion plastic bottles, 100 billion single-use plastic bags, and 522 million personal care items.

If you know a seriously polluted river, or one that should be a candidate on a bigger list, please contact Cleaner Ocean Foundation.

 

The rivers noted, added to hundreds of other lesser contributors feed the five ocean gyres to poison marine life and cover the seabed in a mountain of plastic.

 

1. North Atlantic Gyre

2. South Atlantic Gyre

3. Indian Ocean Gyre

4. North Pacific Gyre

5. South Pacific Gyre

 

 

Map of the most plastic polluted rivers in the world

 

JAMBECK 2010 - Global map with each country shaded according to the estimated mass of mismanaged plastic waste [millions ofmetric tons (MT)] generated in 2010 by populations living within 50 km of the coast. 192 countries were considered. Countries not included in the study are shaded white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 AMAZON - AMUR - BRANTAS - BURIGANGA RIVER - CITARUM RIVER - CONGO - CROSS - DANUBE - DONG - CUYAHOGA - GANGA - GANGES - HAI HE

 

HANJIANG - HUANGPU - IMO - INDUS - IRRAWADDY - IRTYSH - RIVER JORDAN  - KWA IBO - LENA - MAGDELENA - RIVER MANTANZA-RIACHUELO

 

MARILAO - MEKONG - MISSISSIPPI RIVER - NIGER - THE RIVER NILE - PARANA - PASIG - PROGO - SARNO - SERAYU - SOLO - TAMSUI

 

THAMES - XI - YAMUNA - YANGTZE RIVER - YELLOW - ZHUJIANG PEARL

 

INDEX - TOP 12 DIRTY DOZEN

 

 

 

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