Bottle bill states see drop in related litter, 2020 study finds
For all of the communities reporting observed increases in litter over the last year, Keep America Beautiful has an updated estimate on the scope of the problem: 50 billion pieces across the U.S. The organization this month released a report on its extensive 2020 research campaign, which for the first time measured litter along waterways in addition to along roadways.
KAB estimated the amount of litter along U.S. waterways and found it exceeds the problem along roadways (25.9 billion pieces of litter versus 23.7 billion). Across roadways and waterways, about 39% of litter is believed to be made of plastic.
The audit seeks to explain how a hand recount of the results revealed an undercount of about 300 votes for four Republican candidates and an extra 99 votes given to a Democratic candidate.
The discrepancy did not alter the outcome in which the four Republicans, who were the top four finishers in the race, won seats in the state legislature.
Early speculation about the cause of the miscount focused on AccuVote optical scanning machines misreading folded ballots. The audit is not yet complete.
Mr. Trump, who is championing audits of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona and Georgia, said the problems in Windham support his unsubstantiated claims that Democrats stole the 2020 presidential election.
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