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2012 IDA Conference More Butts on the Street
10:30 - Noon Sat. Sept. 22
Smoking Restrictions, Negative Effects, and Strategies for
LESS BUTTS on the Street
Cigarette Litter FactsCigarette Butts = 38% of all roadside
litter
Indoor Smoking Bans = more litter on the street = more clean up costs, and
More smokers gathering outside buildings = potential nuisance
THE NUMBER ONE LITTERED ITEM
….But it doesn’t have to be!
• KAB research indicated the overall littering rate for cigarette butts is 65%
• that each additional ash receptacle reduced this rate by 9%
Smokefree Air Laws
From Indoor to Outdoor BansIthaca
Outdoor Smoking Bans• Is there enforcement?• Does smoking still occur in these
areas?• Without ash receptacles for disposal, is
there more cigarette litter?• Who cleans it up?
Cigarette Litter Prevention Program
Strategies:• Review and support litter laws• Educate the public to build awareness• Install ash receptacles at transition
points• Distribute portable ashtrays to adult
smokers
Program Impact• On average, cuts cigarette litter in half• Sustains impact over time
• 103 programs reported a sustainability scan:– 48% reduction from the original preliminary scan in
2011 to the first follow up scan in 2011– An additional reduction of 17% from the first follow
up scan in 2011 to the sustainability scan in 2012
Downtown Green Bay
Downtown Green Bay
Not these butts on the beach!
Carlsbad CA
Program Challenges• Ash receptacle selection and installation
• Codes, regulations, bans and restrictions
• Workplace – potential conflict?
• Concerns re “water cooler” effect – gathering place for smokers
Receptacle Signage
Pocket Ashtray
Portable Ashtray
Cigarette Litter Prevention Program
You may also send these via email to: CLPP@KAB.ORG
Bronwen Evans, Director, Litter Programs
Shannon O’Donnell, Manager, Litter Programs
Questions?
2013 GRANTS from Keep America Beautiful
Look out for information from the IDA, or email
CLPP@KAB.ORG in December 2012
with subject header 2013 CLPP Grants