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[Taiwan] Taipei becoming an ashtray for 4 billion cigarettes

Smokers in Taipei light up about 4 billion cigarettes a year, the Taipei City Government said yesterday, which means if discarded cigarette butts were stacked one on top of the other the height would rise 40,000 times taller than the 509-meter-tall Taipei
AsiaOne (sg)
added Jun 5, 2013 17:51
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Starbucks Bans Smoking Within 25 Feet Of Stores

Of course, others are perfectly fine with the news, especially employees who no longer have to clean up after smokers. “[W]e do greenscapes several times a day and have to sweep up the multiple cigarette butts,” writes one on StarbucksGossip.com.
The Consumerist (blog)
added May 31, 2013 13:10
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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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[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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[California] Police: Man throws cigarette butt out car window, gets pulled over, arrested

American Canyon Police arrested a 24-year-old Vallejo Man early Saturday morning after pulling him over for allegedly tossing a cigarette out the car window and making vehicle code violations, police said.
Napa Valley (CA) Register
added May 30, 2013 12:56
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[California] Police: Man throws cigarette butt out car window, gets pulled over, arrested

American Canyon Police arrested a 24-year-old Vallejo Man early Saturday morning after pulling him over for allegedly tossing a cigarette out the car window and making vehicle code violations, police said.
Napa Valley (CA) Register
added May 30, 2013 12:56
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[Maine] Cigarette butts again litter Monument Square

Four weeks after a downtown restaurant owner launched a campaign to get cigarette butts off the street, the unsightly stubs have resprouted. Mike Roylos, owner of the Spartan Grill, financed a two-day butt pickup earlier this month, offering 5 cents a b
Portland (ME) Press-Herald
added May 27, 2013 14:31
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[Massachusetts] Readers React to 'Smoke-Free' Breaks - Jamaica Plain, MA Patch

Jamaica Plain responds to the call for the proper disposal of cigarettes along Centre Street.
Patch.org
added May 26, 2013 12:50
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[Rhode Island] City to smokers: Don't park your butts

WOONSOCKET – The city would become the fourth community in the state to ban smoking in public parks and recreation areas under an ordinance up for consideration by the City Council on Monday. The measure would prohibit smoking at all athletic fields, pl
Woonsocket (RI) Call
added May 19, 2013 19:07
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[South Carolina] Hospital-area ban brings cigarette litter to Cannon Park

Ten weeks have passed since smoking was banned around the Medical University and Roper Hospital campuses, and it's apparent the smoking crowd has moved their habit a few blocks away.
Charleston (SC) Post & Courier
added May 18, 2013 23:10
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