Environmental Facts:
- 1.9 billion tons of litter end up in the ocean every single year
- 80% of our waterways are littered with trash that was dropped on land
- Many animals are killed each year because of littering
- One million birds and 100,000 marine mammals and sea turtles die each year because of our littering
- 11.5 billion dollars are used every year to clean up litter
- Litter harms economic growth because we have to hire people to clean it up
- Cigarette litter requires more cleaning jobs
- Litter is illegal in all 50 states