“…Although the occurrence of anthropogenic litter on beaches can be related to several factors, such as location and morphology of the beach, the presence of rivers and streams, and winds, the contribution of users is proven and has been reported in numerous studies (Santos et al, 2003;Araújo and Costa, 2007a;Silva et al, 2008Silva et al, , 2015Silva et al, , 2016Silva-Cavalcanti et al, 2009;Dias Filho et al, 2011;Scisciolo et al, 2016;Wilson and Verlis, 2017). Urban beaches are typically littered with cigarette butts, food wrappers, cups, plastic straws, and beverage cans Simmons, 1997, 1999;Araújo and Costa, 2006;Silva et al, 2008;UNEP, 2009UNEP, , 2016Ivar do Sul and Costa, 2013;Ivar do Sul et al, 2014;Leite et al, 2014).…”