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[France] Smoking
why do so many people in Paris smoke? And why is the number of smokers increasing in France, when the US and other countries are seeing a decline?
Jan 27, 2013
david lebovitz blog - Living the Sweet Life in Paris
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Feb 12, 2013 06:20
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An Ad Campaign Fights Cigarette Butts as Toxic Waste
Now Legacy is introducing a public service campaign that attacks cigarettes on another front: as litter. ... The campaign is a joint effort between Legacy and Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, which advocates for environmental stewardship on pu
Apr 9, 2013
New York Times
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Apr 9, 2013 02:22
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Recycling entrepreneur stubs out cigarette garbage
Recycling entrepreneur Tom Szaky is stubbing out the world's cigarette problem—one butt at a time. The 30-year-old who dropped out of Princeton University to start his innovative company TerraCycle in Trenton, New Jersey, says there's no such thing as
Jan 27, 2013
AFP - Agence France Presse (fr)
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Jan 27, 2013 23:20
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[Canada] Recycling company to smokers: We want your cigarette butts
Toronto-based Terracycle turns cigarette waste into fertilizer, composting material and even industrial plastic. Company spokesperson Jay Reyes told CTV News Channel that, contrary to public belief, cigarette butts are not biodegradable.
Jan 19, 2013
Canadian Television (CTV) (ca)
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Jan 19, 2013 18:20
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[UK-Scotland] 'Rise' in smoking-related litter on Highland streets
The amount of cigarette ends being discarded on Highland streets has increased, according to Keep Scotland Beautiful.
Jul 23, 2012
BBC Online
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Jul 24, 2012 11:53
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[Pennsylvania] CARPENTER: Cigarette smoking attitudes represent a cultural upheaval
Smoking, however, often affects others in various ways and, when it comes to the acceptance of smoking, it is amazing how the tide has turned. The reaction to Sunday's column about smoking by parasites on public assistance was pretty much 100 percent in
Jul 13, 2012
Allentown (PA) Morning Call
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Jul 13, 2012 05:49
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[Canada] LETTER: POVAH: Big tobacco will make a buck no matter cost to society
Bearing in mind, of course, that it has been clearly established that, in some cases, the “legal” tobacco industry has actually, and intentionally, fuelled the contraband market. If there’s a buck to be made, big tobacco will do it, no matter the cost t
May 10, 2013
Windsor (Ont) Star (ca)
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May 10, 2013 15:50
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Cigarettes and the Environment
Cigarettes Are Toxic Waste Cigarette butts are the number one littered item on US beaches and roadways. They leach chemicals that are poisonous to wildlife and can contaminate water sources.
Apr 22, 2013
American Legacy Foundation
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Apr 22, 2013 13:33
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[Illinois] PANIERI: Cigarettes a sign of revolution?
Nary a day goes by that I don’t see a hand surreptitiously flicking a cigarette butt from vehicle windows (especially pickup trucks, for some reason). I have to wonder if this butt-tossing is a passive/aggressive action in protest to $5 per pack cigarette
Sep 24, 2012
Joliet (IL) Herald News
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Sep 24, 2012 17:24
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[California] Video: Flicked cigarette ignites cop brawl
Donald Costilow Jr. was done with his cigarette. So, he says, he flicked the lit butt toward a trash can -- and missed. The discarded cigarette also appeared to sail in the direction of a passing Huntington Beach police cruiser - igniting a violent alter
Jul 24, 2012
Orange County (CA) Register
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Jul 24, 2012 18:48