The United States produces 254 million lbs of trash every year*. 1.4 million lbs of litter get dumped into the ocean yearly which amounts to the conservative estimate of 300 million lbs of litter in the ocean total**. Despite all the advertising and general knowledge that litter is bad, we still throw some of our trash on the ground as we walk by because "the trash cans are too far away" or "it's just a wrapper." It's hard to understand that our seemingly small decisions have a huge environmental impact.
California, a very progressive state, has seen the problems of litter in the world’s waterways first hand, considering that they’re a coastal state. They’ve passed state legislation*** nicknamed the “Trash Amendments.” From their website,
California, a very progressive state, has seen the problems of litter in the world’s waterways first hand, considering that they’re a coastal state. They’ve passed state legislation*** nicknamed the “Trash Amendments.” From their website,