By Emily & Giselle

1. Nine Billion tons of litter is dumped into
the ocean every year.
50% Percent of all littered items are
cigarette butts.
Community economy and quality
of life suffer. The presence of litter in a
community takes a toll on quality of life,
property values, and housing prices.
Litter also has environmental
consequences including serious
environmental contamination.
What to do!
1. Individuals are much more likely
to litter into a littered
environment … so choose NOT
to litter.
2. Choose not to smoke for the
environments sake and for your
own health!
3. Volunteer in your community to
help prevent and cleanup litter!
Help fight this vicious cycle!
Giselle Rodriguez
Emily Zurmuhlen

2. References
• http://www.statisticbrain.com/littering-statistics/
• http://www.kab.org/site/PageServer?pagename=f
ocus_litter_prevention
• http://greenbuildingelements.com/2011/06/13/k
eep-america-beautiful-launches-new-stop-
littering-campaign/