OLYMPIA< Wash. – Washington state’s first litter study in nearly 20 years had some notable discoveries.

The Department of Ecology released the report in May that collected litter from 182 randomly selected sites across the state.

It found that 37.8 million pounds, or seven billion items, are littered each year.

That is nearly five pounds per person, or 897 pieces.

Cigarette butts, construction debris and food wrappers were the most commonly littered items.

Washington also had a higher volume of litter than the national average, with nearly 2,400 more pieces per mile.

On the bright side, litter levels are down from the state’s last study in 2004.