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Litter

Litter. By: Ulises Rodriguez, David Coreas, Andrew Morales. How D oes Litter E ffect O cean Life?. Many marine animals eat trash thinking it is food 100,000 sea mammals are killed by plastic litter every year Six million tons of litter enters the world's oceans every year

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Litter

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  1. Litter By: Ulises Rodriguez, David Coreas, Andrew Morales

  2. How Does Litter Effect Ocean Life? • Many marine animals eat trash thinking it is food • 100,000 sea mammals are killed by plastic litter every year • Six million tons of litter enters the world's oceans every year • Plastics and cigarettes make 80 percent of trash in the oceans

  3. Litter Is No Friend To Humans • Litter can carry many diseases • It can be transported by bugs and rodents • It can also harm the water that we drink from • Litter is the one major cause for fires

  4. Stats About Litter • Most of the litter is cigarette butts • Most people who litter are motorists • 81% of littering is intentional • 15% of litter is based on laziness and, fewer trash cans

  5. Abandoned Vehicles • No national estimates of numbers of abandoned vehicles in the united states • Abandoned vehicles can cause eyesores and health hazards to people • Eyesores proliferate through neighborhoods

  6. How Much Litter Is In America • Litter in America has decreased by 61% in the last 40 years, but litter remains a costly problem • At least 51.2 billion pieces of litter are left on roadways in the United States • An average of 6,729 pieces of litter per mile • Only 12 percent of public spaces surveyed had recycling receptacles

  7. Litter Around The World • Cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world, with 4.5 trillion discarded annually • Britain, France, Italy and Ireland are among Europe's "dirtiest" countries • InSingapore the sale of chewing gum was banned in 1991 • Litter isonereason why there is so many environmental issues

  8. Litter Wastes Money • Fines can be up to $ 5,000 if it actually hurts somebody • The state of California spends $62,000,000 per year to pickup litter • And $375,200,000 per year on prevention, cleanup, and disposal of litter overall

  9. Organizations That Help Prevent Litter • Pick Up America picks up trash across the U.S.A., teaches, and encourages a transition toward a zero waste • XStream Cleanup Helps pick up trash that would otherwise flow into our local rivers, creeks, and lakes which will then end up in the ocean • Pick Up 3unlock people’s potential to create a combined, successful change for tomorrow’s world. With the help of everyone this action will make a greener earth

  10. How People Can Help • Carry your garbage with you until you find a receptacle • If you spot litter, take the few seconds to pick it up • Teach children not to litter by setting a good example

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