Litter Index
Join us on Tuesday, July 21 as we determine the cleanliness of our community during the annual Litter Index! There will be a light dinner and orientation starting at 5pm and indexing starts promptly at 5:30. Contact Maia at maia@ktmb.org to volunteer!
The Litter Index is a national initiative of Keep America Beautiful that provides a starting point for the litter prevention process. The Litter Index is conducted by volunteer teams who rank areas of town on a cleanliness scale of one to four. Keep America Beautiful guidelines signify that a "1" means "virtually no litter can be observed," while a designation of "4" indicates that “major illegal dumpsites are present, requiring equipment or extra manpower for removal." The lower the number the lower the amount of litter in the area.
Listed below are the results for 2001 and the last six years.
| Results | 2001 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neighborhoods | |||||||
| Southeast CAB | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| Southeast Reno NAB | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 |
| Northwest Reno NAB | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
| West University NAB | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| Southwest CAB | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.1 |
| Galena | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Ward 1, Downtown Reno | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| W. Truckee Meadows CAB | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| Ward 2, Central Reno | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.0 |
| Northeast Reno NAB | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| Spanish Springs | 3.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Sparks | 2.8 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
| Sun Valley | 3.8 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.9 |
| North Valleys | 3.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.2 |
| Cold Springs | x |
x |
x |
x |
1.2 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| Subtotal | 2.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| Open Spaces | |||||||
| Pyramid Way | x |
x |
x |
x |
4.0 |
1.0 | 1.0 |
| Golden Valley | x |
x |
x |
x |
4.0 |
4.0 | 1.0 |
| Hidden Valley | x |
x |
x |
x |
4.0 |
4.0 | 1.5 |
| Horizon Hills | x |
x |
x |
x |
4.0 |
3.0 | 1.0 |
| Keystone Canyon | x |
x |
x |
x |
4.0 |
1.3 | 1.0 |
| Subtotal | 4.0 | 2.7 | 1.1 | ||||
| Freeways | |||||||
| 395 South | x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
1.0 | 1.0 |
| 395 Central | x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
1.7 | 2.0 |
| 395 North | x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
2.0 | 1.6 |
| I-80 East | x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
2.0 | 2.0 |
| I-80 West | x |
x |
x |
x |
x |
2.0 | 2.0 |
| Subtotal | 1.7 | 1.7 | |||||
| Overall Score | 1.9 | 1.4 |
WHAT THE NUMBERS MEAN:
| 1 | No Litter | Virtually no litter can be observed |
| 2 | Slightly Littered | Upon careful inspection, a small amount of litter is obvious |
| 3 | Littered | Visible litter can readily be seen throughout the area, likely requiring an organized cleanup |
| 4 | Extremely Littered | Major illegal dumpsites are present, requiring equipment or extra manpower for removal |