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At The Scorecard, our goal is to educate ALL on dangers, consequences of littering/dumping on public and private properties. ILLEGAL Littering and Dumping  breeds diseases, HARMS landscapes, KILLS HUMANS, PETS, WILDLIFE.

                              Top "Profiled Litterers" in USA ARE (see left top Image):  

    CIGARETTE and VAPE SMOKERS      

                             TEENS and YOUNGEST ADULTS (Ages 16-25)      

                              CONSTRUCTION AND LANDSCAPING WORKERS    

                                                   FAST FOODIES                                                                                                                                                            

--YOUNG People, Ag16-2

Studies show illegal littering tends to occur at or near transportation routes used by the public (roads, highways. sidewalks, train tracks, trails, etc.). GOVERNMENT is responsible by LAW to clean those areas. The Scorecard focuses on America's PUBLIC PROPERTIES (SPACES) and how they compare among our 50 states.     

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                          Above LEFT, Map of US States for 2024:                                              HIGHEST LITTERING DEATH TOTALS (RED);                         SKYROCKETING LITTERING DEATHS (ORANGE) 

For 2024 the 5 STATE GOVERNORS with HIGHEST ANNUAL DEATHS from Littering Incidents are shown on the left. #1 is GAVIN NEWSOME (California), #2 GREG ABBOTT (Texas), #3 RON DESANTIS (Florida), #4 JOHN SHIPIRO (Pennsylvania) , #5 JAY PRITZKER (Illinois).  

The 5 GOVERNORS with SKYROCKETING DEATHS IN SHORTEST TIME PERIOD are shown on the left. #1 is GLEN YOUNGKIN (Virginia), #2 MIKE  PARSON (Missouri), #3 KATIE HOBBS (Arizona), #4 MAURA HEALEY (Massachusetts), #5 NED LAMONT (Connecticut).

 

For 2024 NEW YORK, LOS ANGELES,  HOUSTON, AUSTIN, INDIANAPOLIS, MEMPHIS, PHILADELPHIA, DETROIT, MIAMI, LAS VEGAS, ATLANTA, NEW ORLEANS among Scorecard's "USA BIG 15 LITTERED CITIES" 

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What makes most "BEST STATES" best?

They'll Have These Practices:

>>Comprehensive, Required Recycling for ALL Counties, Cities,Towns

>>Recognized, Statewide Litter Slogan Campaign

>>LOW Per Person Per Day Solid Waste Disposals

>>FEWER Deaths from Vehicle-Debris Crashes

>>Pro-Green Culture: West Coast-New England-West Central Midwest Location

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      ""Worst" Littered Public Spaces STATES, USA, 2008-2017:  

2014-2017 WORST  were #1 SOUTH CAROLINA, #2 NEVADA, INDIANA, GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, WYOMING, SOUTH DAKOTA, LOUISIANA, MICHIGAN, NEW MEXICO, OKLAHOMA.    

2011-2013 WORST were  #1 KENTUCKY, #2 LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, NEVADA, ALABAMA,  INDIANA, GEORGIA, ILLINOIS, OKLAHOMA, MICHIGAN, NORTH DAKOTA, TEXAS.

2008-2010 WORST were #1 MISSISSIPPI, #2 LOUISIANA, ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, NEVADA, WEST VIRGINIA, NEW MEXICO, SOUTH CAROLINA, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE.  

Both SOUTH CAROLINA, NEVADA consistent WORST since  FIRST 2008 Scorecard.    

                                   2024 American State Litter Scorecard. Not For Commercial Use.