Where do people litter?
Litter is easily blown by the wind and traffic or carried by rainwater into public spaces like parks, roadways and community stormwater systems. Research tells us that 18 percent of all littered items end up in our waterways as pollution. Common locations where litter often
appears fall into the following categories:
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Special Event Venues - Concerts, fairs, sporting events and other special event venues attract a large number of people who generate a lot of waste.
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Roadways and Highways - Roadways, highways, on/off ramps and median strips have increasingly become a gathering place for litter.
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High Traffic and Everyday Locations - Fast-food businesses, convenience stores, picnic grounds, park benches and other high pedestrian traffic areas are additional locations for litter.
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Transition Points - Places where someone stops to eat, drink or smoke before they proceed. A transition point may be the entrance to a public building, an office, a retail establishment, a train platform or bus stop.
