Latest Litter in the United States Stories

-- National program consistently reduces litter by more than half -- STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Keep America Beautiful (KAB) reports an average 54 percent reduction of cigarette litter in the communities implementing KAB's Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP) during 2011. In 2011, the program's ninth year, there were 252 grant-supported implementations across the country including downtowns, roadways, beaches, parks, marinas,...

- Results show reductions in litter increase over time when program is sustained - STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Keep America Beautiful (KAB) reports that in 2010 there was an average 42 percent reduction of cigarette litter in the communities implementing KAB's Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP). The nation's largest program aimed at reducing cigarette litter is in its eighth year. In 2010 there were 240 grant-funded implementations across the country...