Volume of Plastic Removed (PI3664)

The total volume of plastic waste physically removed or diverted from natural environments, such as aquatic, marine, terrestrial, or urban ecosystems, through clean-up activities, waste interception infrastructure, or other interventions. This includes macroplastics and microplastics collected before entering or while present in these environments.

  • Reporting Format Unit Referenced within Metric Definition
  • Metric Type Metric
  • Metric Level Product/Service, Organization
  • IRIS Metric Citation IRIS, 2025. Volume of Plastic Removed (PI3664). v5.3b.
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