Of the 37.8 million pounds of waste nearly half, 18.5 million pounds, were found on roadways.
litter prevention coordinator Amber Smith-Jones said to KIRO Newsradio. “The fact that our interstate highways are getting more than 73,000 pieces of litter per mile was a big deal because interstates are also the most difficult to clean. Litter pickup is dangerous work. It is expensive work.”
According to the study, the most common types of litter include plastic film wrapping for boxes, plastic mailing pouches, air pillows, shrink-wrap, and bubble wrap, metal beer cans and construction and demolition debris. But cigarette butts are the top tossed item, by a large margin. “They tell us that they throw things out of their window as a convenient way to keep things from building up in the car, basically to keep their car clean and they don’t have a car litter bag,” Smith-Jones said to KIRO Newsradio.“We also have a lot of accidental litter that’s happening because people aren’t properly securing their loads or cleaning out their truck beds,” Smith-Jones said.
“According to our research, 75% of Washingtonians … and choose to not litter, Smith-Jones said. “But, the study really shows us that’s not enough.”The study reports that in 2022, the Department of Ecology and the Washington State Department of Transportation spent almost $12 million cleaning up litter throughout the state. However, the nearly 7.
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