I don’t want to infringe on anyone’s rights. Please smoke
away if you enjoy it and know the risks.
I wholeheartedly support your choice. My issue is littering. I flinch when I see someone carelessly throw a lit cigarette out a car window. Or empty
an entire ashtray onto the curb. Or extinguish a cigar on the sand and leave it
there. To magically disappear. Not.
It’s a myth the butts are biodegradable. In reality, it
takes years for filters to decompose; yet it seems to be the last vestige of
acceptable littering. According to
Keep America Beautiful, tobacco products constitute up to 38% of all litter.
That’s pretty staggering. But, I know it’s fixable if people know the truth.
Here’s a quick glance of what I saw on a local road. Look at
all those filters.
I remember the anti-littering ad campaigns of the 70’s that
made everyone recoil at the thought of littering. It’s about time we collectively
cringe again.
