America's Dirtiest States: Nevada, Montana defy mostly clean Western region

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(Free-Press-Release.com) July 9, 2011 -- Nevada and Montana are two of America's dirtiest states--two of three deemed “worst”in the Western United States for public spaces cleanliness and litter control—in the 2011 American State Litter Scorecard, published by the advocacy group The American Society for Public Administration.

North Dakota sqeaked in, at number ten, to be the West's other worst jurisdiction.

Illegal littering breeds pests, diseases and harms wildlife. Each year, over 800 Americans die in debris/litter attributed vehicle accidents. Nevada, Montana and North Dakota are amongs topmost, dangerous, high chance states for debris collision deaths, said Steve Spacek, a Washington D.C.-based environmental policy research consultant.

States were ranked for criteria that included public performance indicators, such as litter taxation, recycling rules and legislation, and the conduct of citizens, such as licensed drivers’ knowledge of littering and various road laws, and per-person daily waste disposals.

Spacek said his Scorecard “is just an approximation — a picture — of what is happening in a state … a contributing inquiry into a poorly probed matter,” and wants to challenge all states to improve their litter removal policies.

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