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[North Carolina] Carolina Beach leaders differ on smoking ban

The two big arguments for a smoking ban are trash on the beach and second-hand smoke.
WECT 6 WILMINGTON (NC)
added Jul 31, 2012 07:57
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[California] Tobacco littering a major problem

Yuba County officials are asking for more thoughtfulness by tobacco users, after a pair of clean-up days in parks found hundreds of pieces of tobacco debris left there.
Marysville (CA) Appeal-Democrat
added Jul 4, 2012 07:41
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[South Carolina] Cigarette disposal is butt of new York County anti-littering initiativ

Beautification leaders take aim at toxic trash
Rock Hill (SC) Herald
added Jun 18, 2012 13:35
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[California] 'Cigarette meter' to be installed in downtown San Rafael

The San Rafael Clean Coalition will install a "cigarette eater meter" at 6 p.m. Thursday at the San Rafael City Plaza. The display is a repository for people to deposit used cigarette butts. For every butt deposited, 1 cent will go to the St. Vincent de
Marin (CA) Independent Journal
added May 30, 2013 13:04
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2 million cigarette butts: Massive ocean clean-up nets 2 million cigarette butts

Based on the reports, the most commonly found items of trash are things such as food wrappers, beverage containers and plastic bags.
Examiner.com (National)
added May 16, 2013 03:44
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[New York] Artist makes portraits from DNA found in chewing gum and cigarettes

Artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg has done more than wonder. She collects errant hairs, cigarette butts, fingernails, and discarded chewing gum from public places and using the DNA she finds, creates 3D portraits of how the owners of this discarded genetic mat
io9 (Gawker Media)
added May 6, 2013 01:53
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[Canada] LETTER: Deposit fee on butts solves litter woes

In addition to being unsightly, cigarette butts have several other malevolent characteristics. They are non-biodegradable, and leach toxic organic chemicals and heavy metals into the environment impacting soil, fresh- and salt-water.
BC Local News (ca)
added Apr 23, 2013 13:51
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[West Virginia] City of Bridgeport Considering Smoking Ordinance in City Parks

Shannon Jackson and her two kids approached the Bridgeport City Council several weeks ago to introduce the program. The program would put up "Tobacco-Free" signs up in all of the parks and encourage enforcement of that ban.
WBOY-TV (Clarksburg, WV)
added Nov 28, 2012 18:43
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JACOBS: It's not the smoke, it's the litter

The problem isn't with smokers and their second hand smoke. The problem is the overall idea that it is perfectly acceptable litter. Much of the shoreline where public fishing is permitted is often lined with discarded bait containers, strands of unwanted
Pittston (PA) Sunday Dispatch
added Aug 4, 2012 01:03
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[UK] It doesn't smell very tweet... but it's home: Three tiny chicks nest among cigarette ends in pub's ash bin

The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added May 16, 2012 16:52
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