I stumbled across this article and was blown away by some of the stats. The International Coastal Cleanup engages people to remove garbage and debris from beaches and waterways. In 2005 6 million people participated (those 6 million people could fill Madison Square Gardens three times) and the collected 100 million pounds of trash ( whick is equal to 400 Blue Whales the largest mammal in the world) They broke down the finding and recoreded all of it in a pie chart 40.8% of all debris collected was smoking related with 20,655 butts picked up!!!! The article lists the Top 10 Garbage Iteams and give the percentage for each. In the conclusion most people do not consider their personal contributions to warrent change. It is a global issue and people are unaware of the damage caused by their littering behaviour. Education programs are in place to change peoples minds about littering and polution. Attached is the link to read the article in its entirety for yourself. I promise you will be surprised.
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