See the impact of reducing littering

Plastic waste reduction calculator

32 million tons of plastic waste end up as litter every year across the world.

Fact: 32 million tons of plastic waste

end up as litter every year across the world. Cigarette butts represent approximately 2% of that total plastic litter

Discover the impact we can achieve if we collectively reduce plastic litter.

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%

32 million tons of plastic waste reduced by

4.48 trillion

Would mean

1.12 trillion

less plastic litter

Keep clean

1

of water

Equivalent to

1 olympic-size swimming pool

Reduce pollution

Avoid emitting

1

of CO₂

Forest pollution

Equivalent to the CO₂ captured by

1 trees

Reducing gas pollution

Reducing

1

of CO₂

Gas pollution

Or avoiding the annual CO₂ emissions from

1 double-decker buses

Land pollution

And removing litter from

1

Land pollution

the size of Belgium

1 Belgium area

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Join Litterati

Litterati is an app that uses geo-data to clean up the planet.

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Get Involved

The best way for us to combat this issue is together—from joining local cleanup groups, supporting national and international campaigns, or simply just ensuring you dispose of butt litter properly.