Cigarettes are terrible for their environment. The easiest way to decrease all the negative impacts cigarettes have on the environment and human bodies is to get rid of them altogether. For people to stop smoking them. But it is not as easy as banning all tobacco companies and their products; there is a lot more to it than that. With that said tobacco companies and cigarettes will most likely stay around for awhile and the effects and damage done to the environment will never fully go away. But yet, there are little things that everyone can do that will go a long way. Everyone can help stop cigarette litter, seeing as all the issues stated are from cigarette litter. By educating communities, starting programs, increasing fees of littering, and increasing availability of receptacles for cigarettes, the negative effects will go down. The hardest step of them all is taking action.
A lot of people wonder “why does cigarette litter matter, what does it have to do with me?” When cigarettes are tossed on street corners and sidewalks it decreases foot traffic and tourism to that city. ("Cigarette Litter: Why It Matters.") Let’s face it, …show more content…
If ash receptacles were available in more places then cigarette litter could go down. (Smith) Cigarette litter accounts for 30% of litter at transition points. Transition points are where a person needs to stop smoking before they can continue on to the next place. So places like bus stops, store entrances, and walkways, are where ash receptacles are most needed. For every ash receptacle, the littering rate for cigarette butts decreases 9%. But yet, only 47% of observed points have an ash receptacle. ("Cigarette Litter Misconceptions."). If less than 50% of transition points have receptacles then there are things that could be done. Putting more receptacles in communities and busy places could be one step further to creating a safer
A lot of people wonder “why does cigarette litter matter, what does it have to do with me?” When cigarettes are tossed on street corners and sidewalks it decreases foot traffic and tourism to that city. ("Cigarette Litter: Why It Matters.") Let’s face it, …show more content…
If ash receptacles were available in more places then cigarette litter could go down. (Smith) Cigarette litter accounts for 30% of litter at transition points. Transition points are where a person needs to stop smoking before they can continue on to the next place. So places like bus stops, store entrances, and walkways, are where ash receptacles are most needed. For every ash receptacle, the littering rate for cigarette butts decreases 9%. But yet, only 47% of observed points have an ash receptacle. ("Cigarette Litter Misconceptions."). If less than 50% of transition points have receptacles then there are things that could be done. Putting more receptacles in communities and busy places could be one step further to creating a safer