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Cigarette Litter

… is dirty, smelly, “attractive” to other forms of litter … cigarette butts are also difficult to pick up … but many smokers still assume a licence to drop as they please …

THE FACTS

In the UK

the most common type of litter found in England - present on 79% of streets
has increased by 20% in the last four years
122 tonnes of cigarette related litter dropped every day
23 billion cigarette ends discarded every year

Environmental impacts

affects water quality and blocks drainage/flooding systems
harms animals
persists in the environment - cellulose acetate in filters takes anywhere between 2 mths and 15 yrs to break down
fire risk

Social impacts

social disamenity - litter attracts litter and other environmental crimes

Economic impacts

£340m every year clean up cost for local authorities in England

OUR ANALYSIS

cigarette litter is a problem
the problem increases with smoking bans
only smokers can, ultimately, reduce cigarette litter
therefore behavioural change is needed
behavioural change isn't achieved by telling people what to do ... it is achieved by exposing them to enough cases of the desired behaviour so that a new norm is created


THE SOLUTIONS
The solutions are threefold:
Education and awareness	to remind smokers and non-smokers that cigarette ends are litter

Presence of sanctions	to reinforce the message that littering is unacceptable

Access to a range of disposable options	to ensure that cigarette ends can be responsibly disposed of

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