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Cedar Rapids to rid city of cigarette butts  

Jump to full article: Associated Press (AP), 2009-08-31

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The Cedar Rapids Downtown District wants to decrease the litter in the area, and a key target will be cigarette butts.

Director of Operations Vanessa Solesbee says butts have become ubiquitous on downtown streets, something area patrons should not have to put up with. She noted the increased number of butts is due to the ban on indoor smoking enacted last year.

Solesbee says her organization will use a $500 grant from the national community organization Keep America Beautiful raise awareness among bar owners of the litter problem.

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