
News
Cigarette Litter Prevention in the News
2013
- KAB News Release 2/7/13: Communities Report Prolonged Success in Reducing Cigarette Butt Litter
- Herald Sun (NC) 1/7/13: Keep Durham Beautiful encourages responsible cigarette butt disposal
2012
- Today's THV (AK) 10/23/12: Hot Springs Commission Works to Fight Cigarette Litter
- Turn to 23 (CA) 11/10/12: Art to Discourage Littering
- WFMZ (PA) 6/28/12: City Wants Residents to Flick Cigarette Butts Into Ashtrays
- Hamilton District Main Street (PA) 6/28/12: Cigarette Litter Prevention Program Unveiled in Downtown Allentown
- Low Country Biz SC 8/13/12: “Golfers Fore a Cleaner Green” Cigarette Litter Prevention Program
- Fox 11 Online (WI) 8/7/13: Green Bay Cleans Up Cigarette Butts Downtown
2011 and earlier
- River Falls Journal (N.D.) 9/5/11: City Launches Clean Street Campaign
- The Fishing Wire: Boaters are Keeping their Butts out of the Water
- Bluefield Daily Telegraph (W.V.) 7/30/1: City Gets Grant To Clean Up Butt Litter
- Florida News Leader 9/12/11: A Campaign to Keep Butts Off the Beach
- Norwalk (Conn.) Hour 7/1/11: Keep Norwalk Beautiful Aims to End Cigarette Litter
- San Rafael Patch 1/7/11: New Cigarette Litter Campaign Going to the Dog
- New York Times 5/29/09: "Cigarette Butts: Tiny Trash that Piles Up"
- Van Buren, AR sees 50%+ reduction in cigarette litter. Seeks tax incentives for businesses to place ash receptacles at transition points (WMV video)
- Philadelphia Cigarette Litter Prevention Program Inteview (YouTube video)
The program made a big difference in our city. Inspired by the program results, more merchants started installing ash receptacles. |
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Susan Roderick, |
During 2012, 195 communities implementing a Cigarette Litter Prevention Program reported an average 55% reduction in cigarette butt litter. MORE >>
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