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Littering cigarettes is a big problem

Cigarette butts are the most littered item in the United States. More than 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered in our parks, sidewalks and public places annually, according to Keep America Beautiful.

Casually flicking a cigarette butt out of a car window or tossing aside a cigarette while walking can cause significant harm to the environment; imagine the compounded effect of 4.5 trillion cigarette butts.

CiArrest can help you stop smoking so you aren't one of the cigarette litter bugs!

Most cigarette filters are not biodegradable as many people presume-95 percent of filters are made of plastic cellulose acetate and take many years to decompose. Cigarette litter is not just an eyesore; it causes significant fire and environmental damage.

Cigarette butts that aren't properly extinguished can start fires. The following cigarette litter tragedies could have been avoided:

In March 2004, cigarette butts tossed in a jammed trash chute in Richmond, Virginia, destroyed 26 buildings and caused $20 million in damage.

  • In September 2002, a wildfire that scorched 247 acres on the Camp Pendleton, California base was started by a cigarette butt tossed by a passing motorist.

  • In January 2001, a motorist driving along Interstate 8 in San Diego County flicked a cigarette butt onto the center median, sparking a fire that burned more than 10,000 acres, destroyed 16 homes and charred 64 vehicles.

  • To make matters worse, improperly distinguished cigarette butts harm birds and other small animals. 165 chemicals in cigarettes are mistaken for food and ingested by birds and animals, which can lead to starvation or malnutrition if the butts block the intestinal tract and prevent digestion, or accumulate in the digestive tract, making the animal feel full and lessening its desire to feed.

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