Cigarette Litter
"Each year more than 1 billion pieces of litter will accumulate on Texas highways. Of those, 13 percent are cigarette butts. That means 130 million butts will be tossed out in Texas alone this year."
--Texas Department of Transportation
It is estimated that several trillion cigarette butts are littered worldwide every year. That's billions of cigarettes flicked, one at a time, on our sidewalks, beaches, nature trails, gardens, and other public places every single day. In fact, cigarettes are the most littered item in America and the world.
Cigarette filters are made of cellulose acetate tow, NOT COTTON, and they can take decades to degrade. Not only does cigarette litter ruin even the most picturesque setting, but the toxic residue in cigarette filters is damaging to the environment, and littered butts cause numerous fires every year, some of them fatal.
What kind of smoker were you?
I was a pretty neat smoker. I used a tunafish can on the back patio. When it was filled up I tied it in a used plastic grocery bag.
I was known to throw butts out the window! :blush:
Mercy
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 1/21/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 81
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,637
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $362.07
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 10 [B]Hrs:[/B] 14 [B]Mins:[/B] 44 [B]Seconds:[/B] 7
