Fact: There's about one piece of litter out there for every foot of U.S. roadways.

New Generation Aims to Solve Litter Problem

earth911.com 07 Aug '12, 3pm

Fact: There's about one piece of litter out there for every foot of U.S. roadways.

According to Keep America Beautiful’s (KAB) largest-ever litter study , over 51 billion pieces of trash end up on U.S. roadways each year. While overall findings determined that litter has decreased over the past few decades, it also concluded that it is still nothing to be discounted in terms of the toll it can take. “Litter is still out there,” says Steven Stein, Principal at Environmental Resources Planning LLC and co-author of KAB’s survey. “On average, there’s one piece per foot for all U.S. roadways.” Litter: Still a Problem Littering still has a big impact on communities and environments. Some litter bugs might be surprised to find out just how far-reaching their bad habit really is. Litter can be surprisingly mobile, thanks largely to weather and waterways. Regardless of its mode of transportation – animals, wind, rain, human error – once litter finds a sewer drain...

Full article: http://earth911.com/news/2012/08/07/solving-the-litter-pr...

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@rtwnow » 31 Aug '12, 5pm
Trying to solve the litter problem. See what the new generation plans to do. [link]
@CrawfordInd » 29 Aug '12, 8pm
51 Billion pieces of trash on the road! RT @earth911: Do you know anyone who litters? There are more than you think: [link]
@MegLaverty » 29 Aug '12, 4pm
Litterbugs, you are not only hurting the environment, you're endangering HUMANS as well! #StopTrashingMotherEarth [link]
@Findmyreunion » 29 Aug '12, 3pm
RT @1stMike: Litter bugs might be surprised to find out just how far-reaching their bad habit really is [link]
@1stMike » 29 Aug '12, 3pm
Litter bugs might be surprised to find out just how far-reaching their bad habit really is [link]
@Earth911 » 29 Aug '12, 3pm
Do you know anyone who litters? There are more than you might think: [link]
@RecycleMePlease » 29 Aug '12, 2pm
New Generation Solves Litter Problem [link]
@OleCaptSteve » 22 Aug '12, 3pm
RT @LitterFreeEarth: People start litter. People can stop litter. RT @KeepVABeautiful: New Generation Aims to Solve #Litter Problem - [link]
@LitterFreeEarth » 22 Aug '12, 3pm
People start litter. People can stop litter. RT @KeepVABeautiful: New Generation Aims to Solve #Litter Problem - [link]
@GreenMonsterCT » 21 Aug '12, 12pm
RT @GreenTweetsEco: New Generation Aims to Solve Litter Problem [link] via @Earth911 #environment #recycle #recycling #gogreen #green
@GreenTweetsEco » 21 Aug '12, 12am
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@LACountyCEO » 20 Aug '12, 3am
RT @LACountyDPW: “@Earth911: There's about one piece of litter out there for every foot of U.S. roadways. [link] [link]”
@RecycleBoxBin » 19 Aug '12, 10pm
Please take care of your waste responsibly. Rethinkg, Reuse, Recycle.... [link]
@MSRecycles » 19 Aug '12, 10pm
.@KeepMSBeautiful RT @Earth911: One piece of litter for every foot of U.S. roadways. [link] [link]
@GreenstarRecycl » 16 Aug '12, 11pm
Did you know: 51 BILLION pieces of trash end up on our roadways each year [link]
@HobbyBerries » 12 Aug '12, 4am
a new generation fighting #litter #eco - [link]
@RecycleCartons » 11 Aug '12, 5pm
A new generation takes on the last generation’s litter problem: [link] #eco #green #litter
@mary_mazzoni » 09 Aug '12, 10pm
Reduce litter before it starts: [link] via @Earth911
@GROOVYGLOBE » 09 Aug '12, 7pm
Over 51 billion pieces of trash end up on U.S. roadways each year = $11.5B annually on litter clean up & prevention [link]
@ZilchUK » 09 Aug '12, 5am
RT @fedupwgovtlies: New Generation Aims to Solve Litter Problem [link] via @Earth911
@bChillATA » 09 Aug '12, 4am
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@DontTrashAZ » 08 Aug '12, 9pm
$11.5 billion spent on annual clean up? Time to stop the mess! RT @kabtweet New Generation Aims to Solve Litter Problem [link]
@ocgreenmama » 08 Aug '12, 7pm
RT @TheGreenGrandma: Over 51 billion pieces of trash end up on US Highways each year. What can we do to stop it? [link]
@jewcology » 08 Aug '12, 3pm
Imagine what else that money could do RT @earth911: Fact: The US spends $11.5 billion annually to clean up litter: [link]
@madmikey39 » 08 Aug '12, 3am
“@Earth911: Fact: The U.S. spends $11.5 billion annually to clean up litter: [link]” no sh*t so STOP THROWING CRAP OUT UR CAR!
@Earth911 » 08 Aug '12, 1am
Fact: The U.S. spends $11.5 billion annually to clean up litter: [link]
@tyhardman » 07 Aug '12, 10pm
New Generation Aims to Solve Litter Problem [link] via @Earth911 @bchillATA
@tyhardman » 07 Aug '12, 9pm
New Generation Aims to Solve Litter Problem [link] via @Earth911@bchillATA
@umgogreen » 07 Aug '12, 8pm
MT @Earth911: There's about one piece of litter out there for every foot of U.S. roadways. [link] [link]
@Earth911 » 07 Aug '12, 7pm
Fact: There's about one piece of litter out there for every foot of U.S. roadways. [link] [link]
@williewater » 07 Aug '12, 4pm
Trash in Big Creek Lake bad for fish and fishermen. [link]
@tm_henn » 07 Aug '12, 8pm
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@SustainableSU » 07 Aug '12, 8pm
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@BreadNCheeseCrk » 07 Aug '12, 7pm
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@NatureBid » 07 Aug '12, 7pm
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@MyGreenGlasses » 07 Aug '12, 7pm
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@RecycleRewards » 07 Aug '12, 7pm
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@cook_esther » 07 Aug '12, 7pm
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@cook_esther » 07 Aug '12, 7pm
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@JMZabriskie » 07 Aug '12, 5pm
RT @Earth911: Study: One piece of litter per foot of roadway in U.S.: [link]
@terrafyd » 07 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @Earth911: Study: One piece of litter per foot of roadway in U.S.: [link]
@dgourmetkitchen » 07 Aug '12, 4pm
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@williewater » 07 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @Earth911: Study: One piece of litter per foot of roadway in U.S.: [link]
@eatartliveart » 07 Aug '12, 4pm
RT @Earth911: Study: One piece of litter per foot of roadway in U.S.: [link]