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Cigarette recycling program

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• Cigarettes are the number one littered

item in the world.

• In 1998 we threw away over 170 million

pounds of cigarette waste.

• Each pound of cigarette waste will

produce over 500 watts of energy.

Cigarette Pollution SolutionsCalifornia Department of

Transportation (Caltrans)

litter characterization

study showing 34% of

trash collected by count is

cigarette litter.

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Bird nest lined

with used cigarette

filters.

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• "School officials say landscapers who

should be planting flowers and pruning

shrubs are spending time instead picking up

butts on the 15,000-acre campus: Some 13

landscapers spend 10 hours a week picking

up discarded cigarettes at an estimated cost

of $150,000."

-- Philadelphia Daily News, March 27, 2000 on

Penn State Cigarette Litter Costs

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• "A smouldering cigarette end started the fire

in the Mont Blanc tunnel which killed 39

people last year, the newspaper Le Parisien

reported yesterday...

The cigarette end, thrown from another

vehicle, entered the lorry's air intake, setting

fire to the air filter and then the entire

engine..."

--Electronic Telegraph (UK), May 6, 2000

Common receptacles

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Cigarette Pollution SolutionsCaltrans cigarette litter program

Trail modelCaltrans has installed receptacles at the 56

busiest rest areas in California. These sites

receive over 100 million visitors each year.

Cigarette Pollution SolutionsRoadside modelCaltrans has placed these at the

rest areas so motorists can

empty car ashtrays without the

fear of starting trash can fires.

The reflective labeling and

related signage promotes the

program 24 hours a day.

Cigarette Pollution SolutionsSignage installed as part of Caltrans cigarette litter prevention program

San Jose International Airport collected

enough in three months to charge over

11,000 cell phones for an hour

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Cigarette waste is very high in BTU

potential.

This helps fuel the waste to energy facility

and reduces the need for natural gas use at

the plant.

The ash from the plant is used as

construction material.

This is the Commerce refuse to energy facility. It is

operated by the Los Angeles County Sanitation District

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The city of Oceanside has installed receptacles in the

harbor, at the pier, along the beach, and downtown to

address cigarette litter problems in high traffic areas.

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What we do:

Empty and maintain receptacles on a scheduled basis

Turn cigarette waste into electricity at waste to energy plants

Provide monthly statements of cigarette litter loads

Keep cigarette waste and associated chemical compounds from landfills

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