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[UK] More litter being found on our beaches
the annual count of litter on UK beaches in the Marine Conservation Society's (MCS) Beachwatch Big Weekend showed. The rubbish from smoking also soared, with the number of cigarette butts doubling and litter including lighters and packets increasing by 9
May 14, 2013
ITV Network Limited (uk)
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May 14, 2013 12:17
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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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[New Jersey] BARRETT: Ban the butts
The Burlington County Board of Freeholders said this week that all county parks will be smoke- and tobacco-free beginning May 31. We join the American Cancer Society in lauding the county for making this decision.
May 10, 2013
phillyBurbs.com
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May 10, 2013 10:03
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[UK] Residents and Visitors to the City reminded the bus station is a smoke free zone
To help keep the city clean and improve the health of residents Officers from Gloucester City Council will be urging those in and around the bus station to go smoke free on Friday 17th May.
May 9, 2013
This Is Gloucester
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May 10, 2013 10:26
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[Virginia] LETTER: Ban cigarette filters to help the environment?
Paula Chow was right on the mark concerning the lack of respect for Mother Earth shown by smokers ["Cigarette butts litter our roads, harm wildlife," April 21]. The intersections at either end of the U.S. 1 bridge are clogged with cigarette butts carele
May 7, 2013
Fredericksburg (VA) Free Lance-Star
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May 7, 2013 08:59
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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
May 4, 2013
io9 (Gawker Media)
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May 6, 2013 01:53
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[New York] Creepy or Cool? Portraits Derived From the DNA in Hair and Gum Found in Public Places
At 12:15 pm on January 6, 2013, Dewey-Hagborg collected a cigarette butt (above, right) on Myrtle Avenue (above, left) in Brooklyn, NY. Testing the sample’s DNA revealed the smoker to be a male of Eastern European descent with brown eyes. Photos courtesy
May 3, 2013
Smithsonian Magazine
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May 6, 2013 01:55
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[California] Discarded Cigarette Blamed for Fire that Burned 2 Homes in Jurupa Valley
Investigators believe the blaze, which began in the center divider of Van Buren Blvd., was sparked by a discarded cigarette. It jumped across two lanes into an open field, driven by winds, fire officials said.
May 2, 2013
KTLA-TV (Los Angeles, CA)
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May 3, 2013 16:21
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[UK] EDITORIAL: Smokers must stub them out in bins or face instant fines
why not send a couple of environmental health officers round every couple of hours for a month to dish out those fixed penalty fines for those caught flicking a butt to the ground? That would soon sort them out. Mr Brown is right to highlight the problem
May 2, 2013
Portsmouth News (uk)
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May 3, 2013 15:34
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[UK] Passenger says smoking is a drag at Havant bus station
ONE of Hampshire’s busiest bus stations has been compared to a ‘giant ashtray’. Colin Brown said he dreads using Havant bus station because of the cigarette butts that litter the floor and the number of people – including bus drivers – smoking outside t
May 2, 2013
Portsmouth News (uk)
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May 3, 2013 15:22