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Cigarettes
Cigarettes
38% of all litter comes from cigarettes - over 1/3!
38% of all litter comes from cigarettes - over 1/3!
4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered per year.
4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered per year.
75% of smokers have littered cigarettes regularly.
75% of smokers have littered cigarettes regularly.
Plastic Bags:
Plastic Bags:
99% of all plastic bags are not recycled or reused.
99% of all plastic bags are not recycled or reused.
1% of plastic bags are found to be recycled.
1% of plastic bags are found to be recycled.
5 trillion plastic bags are manufactured per year.
5 trillion plastic bags are manufactured per year.
Fast Food Containers
Fast Food Containers
49% of litter is made of fast food container and wrappers.
49% of litter is made of fast food container and wrappers.
About 269,000 tons of litter in the ocean come from fast food packaging.
About 269,000 tons of litter in the ocean come from fast food packaging.
11.4 billion dollars go to fast food packaging annually. This means 11.4 billion dollars are wasted per year.
11.4 billion dollars go to fast food packaging annually. This means 11.4 billion dollars are wasted per year.
Plastic in the ocean:
Plastic in the ocean:
Garbage patches are where litter gathers all together in the ocean and swirls around in a pattern.
Garbage patches are where litter gathers all together in the ocean and swirls around in a pattern.
The ocean currents make the garbage swirl. There are many garbage gyres or swirls all over the world’s oceans, but the most known “garbage patch” is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
The ocean currents make the garbage swirl. There are many garbage gyres or swirls all over the world’s oceans, but the most known “garbage patch” is called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Each year, estimation of 18 billion lbs. of plastic waste goes into Earth's ocean from coasts - equivalent to 5 grocery bags of plastic piled up on people's feet (on the coastline).
Each year, estimation of 18 billion lbs. of plastic waste goes into Earth's ocean from coasts - equivalent to 5 grocery bags of plastic piled up on people's feet (on the coastline).
Garbage debris or plastic causes harm to sea life, coral reefs and humans.
Garbage debris or plastic causes harm to sea life, coral reefs and humans.
Creatures in the ocean are smothered in plastic bags, straws inside turtles' throats, animals mistakenly eating plastic and it takes over their body, they feel full but they can’t poop it out so they stop eating.
Creatures in the ocean are smothered in plastic bags, straws inside turtles' throats, animals mistakenly eating plastic and it takes over their body, they feel full but they can’t poop it out so they stop eating.
Tons of trash:
Tons of trash:
4.4 pounds: The amount of trash generated daily, on average, by every American. Packed in cubed feet it would be the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
4.4 pounds: The amount of trash generated daily, on average, by every American. Packed in cubed feet it would be the height of the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
254 million tons: The amount of trash that Americans generate in a year.
254 million tons: The amount of trash that Americans generate in a year.
22 billion: Plastic bottles thrown out yearly.
22 billion: Plastic bottles thrown out yearly.
12 feet: The height of a wall from Los Angeles to New York City that could be made from tossed office paper every year.
12 feet: The height of a wall from Los Angeles to New York City that could be made from tossed office paper every year.
300: Laps around the equator that could be made in paper and plastic cups, forks, and spoons disposed of annually.
300: Laps around the equator that could be made in paper and plastic cups, forks, and spoons disposed of annually.
2,000+: The number of active landfills in the country.
2,000+: The number of active landfills in the country.
1000s: The number of inactive landfills in the country.
1000s: The number of inactive landfills in the country.
38.4 tons: the amount of garbage per person in Las Vegas landfills.
38.4 tons: the amount of garbage per person in Las Vegas landfills.
10 tons, or less: The amount of landfill waste per person in Idaho, North Dakota, and Connecticut.
10 tons, or less: The amount of landfill waste per person in Idaho, North Dakota, and Connecticut.
$19: The cost per ton that Alabama charges to take another state’s trash.
$19: The cost per ton that Alabama charges to take another state’s trash.
3.4 million tons: The amount of out-of-state waste taken by Ohio each year at the cost of $35 per ton.
3.4 million tons: The amount of out-of-state waste taken by Ohio each year at the cost of $35 per ton.
32 percent: The amount of Ohio’s out-of-state trash that came from New York.
32 percent: The amount of Ohio’s out-of-state trash that came from New York.
34.3 percent: The amount of garbage that Americans are now recycling yearly. Recycling and composting prevented 87.2 million tons of material from being disposed in 2013, up from 15 million tons in 1980.
34.3 percent: The amount of garbage that Americans are now recycling yearly. Recycling and composting prevented 87.2 million tons of material from being disposed in 2013, up from 15 million tons in 1980.
39 million: The number of cars taken off the road to hypothetically equal the 186 million metric tons of carbon dioxide not released thanks to annual recycling. Which is awesome, and which we should strive for more of!
39 million: The number of cars taken off the road to hypothetically equal the 186 million metric tons of carbon dioxide not released thanks to annual recycling. Which is awesome, and which we should strive for more of!
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