1996 2004 2008 2014 Chewing gum Chewing gum Chewing gum Cigarette butts Cigarette ends Cigarette ends Cigarette ends Chewing gum staining Matches Sweet wrappers Sweet wrappers Confectionery pkg Bits of paper Cigarette related Cigarette related Smokers' materials Sweet papers Soft drink plastic bottles Food and drink Fast food packaging Glass fragments Gum wrappers Soft drinks cans Non-alcoholic tops Plastic fragments Soft drinks cans Soft drink plastic bottles Non-alcoholic cans Tin foil Snack packaging Fast food packaging Other Packaging Gum wrappers Fast food packaging Soft drink bottle tops Non-alcoholic bottles Tickets Post Office elastic bands Snack packaging Other
The report found that the most frequently littered items in England this year are cigarette butts (30%) and chewing gum (24%). 6.5% of litter is drinks containers, 13% confectionery and snack packaging, 2.9% fast-food related and a wide range of many other items also get littered by irresponsible or careless people.
Jane Bickerstaffe, INCPEN Director says, "It's time for a new concerted attack on litter.? There are a number of campaigning bodies all with the same objective but with different initiatives.?? Let's pool resources and work together."
"We commission these surveys because we believe good data is vital to underpin preventative measures and to provide a benchmark against which achievements can be measured", she says.
Phil Barton, Chief Executive of Keep Britain Tidy says, "Keep Britain Tidy was pleased to conduct this litter count in England for INCPEN. We are focused on tackling all types of litter and have recently launched our Litter Commitment which we are inviting companies and other organisations to sign up to. We commend INCPEN for helping to gather important evidence relating to the composition of littered items."
Keep Britain Tidy surveyed 480 sites between December 2013 and March 2014.
