National litter index report 2007-08

Source: Keep Australia Beautiful
"New figures released by Keep Australia Beautiful show an overall decrease in littering on an Australia-wide basis. The 2007-2008 National Litter Index – which reports on litter by type, by location and by volume – shows that during 2007-2008, 68 items of litter were found per 1000 square metre site area, down from 74 litter items in the same area during 2006-2007.States to record litter items above the average of 68 items per 1000 square metres were: Western Australia (85 items); New South Wales (77 items) and Queensland (76 items)."