A HUGE Pet Peeve Of Mine That Makes Me Want To Kick Some Ash
by Kat Maudru
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posted Jun 21 2012 11:10AM
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 Jewelry made out of cigarette butts? How about a guitar pick that was a cigarette butt in a previous life? Well a company with the fabulous name of Cigarette Butt Litter Dream Recycling, has begun collecting cigarette butts - no, cigarette filters are NOT biodegradable - into things like jewelry, vases, and guitar picks. Another company called TerraCycle has started offering free UPS shipping labels so folks can mail in butts they collect. The company then turns the butt into plastic pallets for industrial use. But these recycled butts are a small minority. A recent litter survey found that cigarettes were the single largest item littered on roadways, accounting for 38% of the total. So gross!! Yuck!!! And cigarette butts aren't just a disgusting form of littering. Cigarette filters are made with a plastic that can leach their toxic chemicals into the environment.
Here are a couple of ideas - QUIT SMOKING! And if you must, DON'T LITTER. I feel much better.......
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