February 2008

When cigarette butts are flicked out the window, although small, they add up like pennies.

Q: Would the smoker be as inclined to litter a fast food container?

Fact: 4.5 trillion are discarded annually
(= 4,500,000,000,000 butts)

Facts:

• Cigarette butts are the most littered item on the planet - they make up 35% of litter
• Found in the stomachs of fish, whales, birds, and other marine animals, cigarette butts release toxic chemicals and cause digestive blockage
• It takes decades for a cigarette butt to degrade