Cigarettes are America’s most littered item. It’s causing a crisis in large American cities; the ashtrays once found outside of public buildings and select spaces in schools and airports are no longer ...

The world's most common type of litter, cigarette filters leach thousands of toxic chemicals and microplastics into the environment. Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before ...

SURFSIDE BEACH, S.C. (WMBF) – The town of Surfside Beach wants to reduce what leaders are calling one of the most commonly littered item in its community. The town announced on Monday its new ...

FOR THE FAMILIES. SO THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE AND KEEP PENNSYLVANIA BEAUTIFUL ARE TEAMING UP TO PREVENT CIGARETTE LITTER AT TURNPIKE SERVICE PLAZAS. JOINING US NOW IS HEIDI PEDICONE, THE DIRECTOR OF ...

Cigarette butts are not normally given top billing in discussions about tobacco-related problems. But they should be, according to environmental experts. The USDA estimates that about 360 billion ...

Paying $6.85 in state and city taxes on a pack of cigarettes? Fuhgeddaboudit. Cigarettes sold legally in New York City are among the highest taxed in the United States. But a Rutgers University study ...

PITTSBURGH — Two state organizations are teaming up to reduce cigarette butt litter along the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Through $20,000 in grant funds, Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and the Pennsylvania ...

THE GOAL IS TO HAVE IT READY FOR STUDENTS TO ENROLL BY 2024. THE CITY OF AMES IS WORKING TO CLEAN UP CIGARETTE LITTER IN THE STREETS. AMES PUBLIC WORKS GOT A GRANT ...

PENNSYLVANIA — Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful partnered with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to implement the Cigarette Litter Prevention Program (CLPP) at 17 service plazas. Seventy ash receptacles ...

It's called the "Butt Bin" program. Sixty bins will be installed in the downtown area. Businesses can request a free bin, which will be placed in high-traffic smoking areas to encourage responsible ...