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[UK] Big cigs help lay down litter laws

Giant cigarettes hopping through the streets marked the relaunch of a litter campaign yesterday. The Don't Muck Around tidiness drive will involve towns and villages in north Leicestershire and follows a similar scheme that won national acclaim last yea
Leicester Mercury (uk)
added Sep 7, 2012 13:39
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[Australia] Laws increase our filthy habit

Latest findings from the Keep Australia Beautiful national litter index show the state has the biggest litter problem in Australia and discarded cigarette butts are to blame. KAB Tasmania chairman Ken Stewart said the problem could be anti-smoking laws
Hobart (Tas) Mercury (au)
added Aug 23, 2012 14:30
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[New Jersey] EDITORIAL: Passaic smoking ban a healthy choice

A hefty fine on smokers who light up in municipal spaces is the way to go.
Hackensack (NJ) Record/Herald News
added Jul 23, 2012 10:31
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[California] Letter: Ban filters to clean up smoking mess

So why not, at the federal level (if we really, really want to discourage smoking) don't we take away the fashion statements? No menthol, no filters, no slims. Turn back the clock 100 years and let smokers get the real 'taste' from their habit.
Chico (CA) Enterprise-Record
added Jul 12, 2012 09:54
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[UK] Cancer patients have to walk through smoke fumes at hospital

Patients turning up for cancer treatment have to walk through cigarette smoke and past the litter of discarded butts, according to a report. The Daily Record photographed a number of smokers outside the Beatson Cancer Centre in Glasgow
SafetySignSupplies.co.uk (uk)
added Jul 9, 2012 11:55
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[Indiana] Cigarettes leading cause of unintentional grass fires

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security released a statement on Tuesday that said improperly discarded cigarettes are the leading cause of unintentional grass fires.
WANE Channel 15 (Fort Wayne, IN)
added Jun 26, 2012 16:50
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[UK] Six smokers prosecuted for littering in Chesterfield

Chesterfield Borough Council successfully concluded six prosecutions at North East Derbyshire and Dales Magistrates’ Court on 30th May, all for deliberately dropping and leaving cigarette ends.
Chesterfield Borough Council (uk)
added Jun 21, 2012 10:28
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[New York] A year after ban, smoking down in city parks and beaches

Smoking in city parks is down by two-thirds since the city banned it last year, and cigarette-related litter has dropped by about the same amount, the Department of Health said Wednesday.
amNew York
added May 24, 2012 10:29
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[UK] Carlisle woman's £290 bill for dropping cigarette butt in street

A woman has been hit with a bill of nearly £300 for dropping a cigarette butt on a pavement. Cheryl Raphael, 32, was caught committing the crime ... And council chiefs hope the hefty cash penalty she’s been left with will act as a deterrent to others w
News & Star (uk)
added Apr 7, 2013 08:54
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ProSmoke E-Cigarettes Now Available in Convenient Disposable Electronic Cigarettes

PR Newswire
added Feb 8, 2013 13:06
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