CLPP
According to Keep America Beautiful, key research findings indicate that that the most effective ways to address cigarette butt littering include increasing the availability of ash receptacles and portable ashtrays, decreasing the amount of existing litter through clean-up activities, and educating the public with motivational messages that target individual responsibility and obligation. The Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP), created by Keep America Beautiful® in 2002, is the nation’s largest program aimed at eliminating cigarette litter.
In partnership with TerraCycle, we are working together to keep West Palm Beach litter-free!
1 .Cigarette butts are collected in a sturdy, sealable bag or container.
2. Container is labeled with free shipping.
3. KWPBB sends cigarette butts to be recycled.
Plus, for every pound of cigarette waste collected, $1.00 will be donated towards the Keep America Beautiful Cigarette Litter Prevention Program!
LITTER RESEARCH & STATISTICS
Key findings include:
- Nearly 50 billion pieces of litter along U.S. roadways and waterways
- Slightly more litter along waterways (25.9B) than roadways (23.7B)
- 152 items for each U.S. resident
- More than 2,000 pieces of litter per mile (both roadway and waterway)
- 90% of people surveyed believe litter is a problem in their state
- 6 billion pieces more than four inches in size
- Most littered item remains cigarette butts, but this litter
is down almost 70%
- 207.1Million PPE items littered