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This data layer represents estimated litter density (items m2) and is part of the 'Escaped Trash Risk Map' dataset developed by Dr. Jenna Jambeck and Kathryn Youngblood of the University of Georgia College of Engineering Circularity Informatics Lab under contract to US EPA (Trash Free Waters program). Escaped Trash Risk Map displays the results of a modeled estimate of litter density risk along roadways across the U.S. at a snapshot in time. Escaped trash refers to litter that leaks out from waste management systems, whether through spillage from non-secured containers, intentional littering, or other means.
This data layer includes tracts from Maine to North Carolina that fall within 'coastal watershed counties' as defined by NOAA. The original EPA Estimated Litter Density data encompass the lower 48 states of the U.S. At the time of publishing this data layer, the EPA states the data are as of September 2024. Note:
- The litter density estimates, varying by geography, should be treated as a ‘risk map’ based on variables associated with litter density at the national level. The model does not account for impacts from local factors such as illegal dumping, street sweeping, cleanup efforts, policy implementation, and the like. - Microplastics data from available studies in freshwater systems across the US are also summarized in the map. Microplastics data are insufficient to extrapolate to all domestic waterbodies.
The map was developed with the University of Georgia and the Sea Education Association.
For more information, please refer to: https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/escaped-trash-risk-map.
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This data layer represents estimated litter density (items m2) and is part of the 'Escaped Trash Risk Map' dataset developed by Dr. Jenna Jambeck and Kathryn Youngblood of the University of Georgia College of Engineering Circularity Informatics Lab under contract to US EPA (Trash Free Waters program). Escaped Trash Risk Map displays the results of a modeled estimate of litter density risk along roadways across the U.S. at a snapshot in time. Escaped trash refers to litter that leaks out from waste management systems, whether through spillage from non-secured containers, intentional littering, or other means.
This data layer includes tracts from Maine to North Carolina that fall within 'coastal watershed counties' as defined by NOAA. The original EPA Estimated Litter Density data encompass the lower 48 states of the U.S. At the time of publishing this data layer, the EPA states the data are as of September 2024. Note:
- The litter density estimates, varying by geography, should be treated as a ‘risk map’ based on variables associated with litter density at the national level. The model does not account for impacts from local factors such as illegal dumping, street sweeping, cleanup efforts, policy implementation, and the like. - Microplastics data from available studies in freshwater systems across the US are also summarized in the map. Microplastics data are insufficient to extrapolate to all domestic waterbodies.
The map was developed with the University of Georgia and the Sea Education Association.
For more information, please refer to: https://www.epa.gov/trash-free-waters/escaped-trash-risk-map.
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