DAY 2: Squashing Litter Bugs

FACT: Cleaning up litter in the U.S. costs hundreds of dollars per ton, about ten times more than the cost of trash disposal, for a cost totaling about $11 billion per year

Here are some interesting stats about decomposition times. 

Paper and paperboard: 6 months

Cigarette butts: 2–5 years

Plastic (PET) Soda Bottles: 5–10 years

Plastic shopping bags: 10–30 years

Gum: 20–25 years

Polystyrene chip wrapping: 90 years

Tin Can: 80–100 years

Aluminum Can: 200–400 years

Six pack bottle wrapping: 450 years

Golf ball: 100–1000 years

I guess we should use more paper golfballs. I know I should at the rate I lose them. 

TODAYS DEED: During my ride in the park this morning I spent about 10 min picking up liter. I found more cigarette butts than anything. Who does that? Pretty sure we spend tax money on ash trays for your people.