@ToxicButts

We're exactly what Big Tobacco fears: a partnership between those who care about the health of people AND the environment. Cigarette butts are toxic to both!

 California
cigwaste.org
Joined November 2011
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Cigarette butts are polluting the ocean more than plastic straws — so why not ban these? globalnews.ca/news/4418956/c… #ToxicButts #NoFilter #ButtOut

Cigarette butts are polluting the ocean more than plastic straws — so why not ban these? - National...

Cigarette butts, which easily find their way into the ocean, contain plastic in the filters that are not biodegradable.

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#ToxicButts #TRUTH
Truth Initiative@truthinitiative28 Aug 2018
Since the ‘80s, cigarette butts have been 30-40% of everything collected in coastal and urban cleanups. They’re the most littered item on earth — way more than plastic bags or straws. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/pla… via @RaineyTime
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cigwaste.org/blog/why-are-ci…
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cigwaste.org/blog/cigarette-…
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Video abstract of the new article holding tobacco indsutry responsible for toxic butts youtu.be/V_w17UCyXfA

Video Abstract

Short video describing the recently published article Tobacco Indus...

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Help share this article about holding tobacco industry responsible for its toxic mess! goo.gl/kUnSb6 #toxicbutts #TobaccoWasteAct
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Just Released! Tobacco Industry Responsibility for Butts: A Model Tobacco Waste Act tobaccocontrol.bmj.com/conte…
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Check out this art display created by J Cristobal Valecillos from butts collected at some of our clean-up events.
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Awesome video about the problem with cigarette butts! youtube.com/watch?v=iIcmNSdl…
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Happy World Environment Day! Raising awareness about the butt problem! cigwaste.org/blog/
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Check out our latest article on banning filters based on toxicity springer.com/about+springer/…
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Replying to @TobaccoFreeKids
Awesome @TobaccoFreeKids #Contest: design your own “Be Marlboro” ad showing harm #cigarette marketing causes marlboroexposed.com
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18,903 butts picked up in 1 hour today at San Diego State University by 59 volunteers. #KickButtsDay #toxicbutts #SDSU
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Butt clean up event this weekend at San Diego State University. Come if you can! kickbuttssdsu2014.eventbrite…
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Thanks @CaliforniaLung @SFEnvironment @calcreeks @saveSFbay & others for a great #KickButtsDay #ButtFreeBay chat today! #phealth
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@saveSFbay NO, filters are made from cellulose acetate, a type of plastic. Like bags & Styrofoam, they don't biodegrade #ButtFreeBay
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Happy #KickButtsDay
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In honor of #givingtuesday please consider a donation to help us keep kicking butts! cigwaste.org/donate/
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We now know smoking causes cancer. But did you know cigarette butts are toxic waste? bit.ly/1gRJY5n #GASO #toxicbutts #buttfreebay
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