Despite Significant Improvements Over the Past 40 Years, Litter Remains a Significant and Costly Problem.

WASHINGTON  – (Dec. 3, 2009) – National nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (www.kab.org) has announced the results of the largest litter study ever conducted in the U.S. The study identifies and dissects the causes, effects and costs of litter in America, and is the first major national survey of litter in the U.S. in 40 years.