In Reply to: I think that not littering is very posted by Fiona on Tuesday, 28. January 2014 at 19:32 Bali Time:
interesting facts from Victoria:
How much does litter cost?
Victorian councils spend over $50 million sweeping the streets,
emptying and servicing street litter bins and litter traps and
cleaning up litter each year (EcoRecycle Local Government Data
Collection 2004).
• Victorian councils spend around $35 million sweeping
streets, emptying bins and litter traps each year.
• These councils spend a further $8.5 million is spent on
cleaning up dumped rubbish and roadside litter each year.
• Dumped rubbish and roadside litter costs Victorian councils
nearly $22,000 a day to clean up.
Who litters?
• Out of every 100 people in public places, 30 litter while 70
do the right thing and put their rubbish in the bin.
• While 27 people out of 100 litter in public places in the city,
36 people out of 100 litter in regional public places.
• Social researchers have observed an average of 6 out of 10
Australian smokers in outdoor settings littering their butts.
• Most littering occurs in transport sites, smoking areas and
market sites.
• Chewing gum is a very persistent form of litter as it sticks to
the footpaths and roads and is very hard, and expensive, to
remove.
• People in regional areas are more likely to litter than those
living in urban areas.
• Less than one third of older persons who were observed
littering admitted their behaviour when questioned.
• Men litter more than women - and women use bins more
than men.
• People of all ages and socio-economic status litter.
• There is no such thing as a stereotypical litterer. Young
people, for example, litter no more than people in older
demographics when not they are not in groups.
• Students are more likely to litter than other people.
• Older people litter more when alone. For every other age
group, researchers found people litter less when alone.
• Less than one third of older people who were observed
littering admitted their behaviour when questioned.