ABSTRACT
Littering has long been an environmental issue in terms of littering on land areas. Litter comprise cigarette butts, paper, food wrappers, confection, tissue napkins, miscellaneous plastics, bottles and cans found at public places like road sides and recreational areas. A large portion of individuals contribute to littering. Several studies have been made of the type and origin of litter. On number basis, cigarette butts dominate, when the studies were made, but as smoking is decreasing and cigarette butts are biodegradable, the measure of emission of litter may focus on other issues. A correlation between weight and area exists for packaging materials, which are as thin as possible. So, the emission is the mass in kg of thin packaging material or similar thin materials on land anywhere in the world 2015.
