Jump to full article: Sidney (NE) Sun-Telegraph, 2009-10-30
Author: Jessica Bauerkemper
Intro: While ordinances and state laws have kept public places free of smoke, it has increased the amount of cigarette litter on the street.
This month Keep Sidney Beautiful kicked off its Cigarette Litter Prevention Program to help fix that problem. The program is designed to help educate the public about properly disposing of cigarette butts. These strategically-placed ash trays serve as a reminder that partially-smoked cigarettes, matches and packaging all classify as litter.
Grant funding was used to purchase 11 ash receptacles to be placed in the downtown district.
Keep America Beautiful awarded Keep Sidney Beautiful $1,500 to purchase these receptacles.
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