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Quick Facts about Cigarette Butt Litter 370 billion cigarettes consumed/yr. in US. 98% filtered

Quick Facts about Cigarette Butt Litter 370 billion cigarettes consumed/yr. in US. 98% filtered 14.1 million lbs of butts are deposited into US environment yearly 38% of all debris collected from beaches, rivers and streams on annual clean up days

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Quick Facts about Cigarette Butt Litter 370 billion cigarettes consumed/yr. in US. 98% filtered

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  1. Quick Facts about • Cigarette Butt Litter • 370 billion cigarettes consumed/yr. in US. • 98% filtered • 14.1 million lbs of butts are deposited into • US environment yearly • 38% of all debris collected from beaches, • rivers and streams on annual clean up days • Source: Register, KM Underwater Naturalist, Bull-Amer Littoral Society 2000

  2. Potential problems and problems • Cellulose filters may persist for years ( and not biodegrade) • Cigarette butts and other litter release chemicals that eventually may reach streams, rivers, oceans • Risks to animals and children of ingestion • Clean up costs to communities • Risk of fires The Environmental Impact of Cigarette Butt Litter, A Warner Series Lecture in Observance of Earth Day, April 19, 2011 http://http.earthcache.net/htc-01.media.qualitytech.com/COMP008760MOD1/041911_Legacy/index.htm

  3. How Cigarette Butt Pick Ups Can Help • Help advocate for policy change • Strengthen policy compliance • Say thanks and give feedback that policy is helping and working • Cleans up and beautifies • Great opportunity for media coverage on existing policies, groups, programs etc. and for prevention celebrations (WNTD, TRU Week, Earth Day)

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