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3,000 cigarette butts picked up in just a day 

Smokers are being urged to clean up their act following the operation to show the impact the smoking ban has had on the streets and cleansing services in East Northamptonshire. The district council has an annual budget of £855,000 for litter picking and street sweeping which has to cover the whole district, and the environmental costs of dropping butts are as significant as the financial implications.

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