This statistic presents a breakdown of litter found at Chicago beaches in the United States between 2003 and 2014, by waste category. During that period, the most common object found during litter clean-ups at Ohio Street Beach was cigarette butts, accounting for 41.9 percent of the garbage picked up.
Breakdown of litter found at Chicago beaches in the U.S. between 2003 and 2014, by waste type*
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Breakdown of litter found at Chicago beaches in the U.S. between 2003 and 2014, by waste type*
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Chicago Tribune. (December 26, 2016). Breakdown of litter found at Chicago beaches in the U.S. between 2003 and 2014, by waste type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/654456/breakdown-of-litter-found-at-chicago-beaches-us-by-type/
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Chicago Tribune. (2016). Breakdown of litter found at Chicago beaches in the U.S. between 2003 and 2014, by waste type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/654456/breakdown-of-litter-found-at-chicago-beaches-us-by-type/
Chicago Tribune. "Breakdown of Litter Found at Chicago Beaches in The U.S. between 2003 and 2014, by Waste Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Dec 2016, https://www.statista.com/statistics/654456/breakdown-of-litter-found-at-chicago-beaches-us-by-type/
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