These were collected on a 1/16th mile stretch on a woodsy Pennsylvania road. You can see the exact location through Flickr by clicking on the photos - if you wish. While I enjoyed the early morning walk with some coffee and beautiful weather, I didn't enjoy the thought that this continues on throughout our entire road system worldwide. How many naive animals mistake this for food?
Sidebar: I'm not a hypocrite; I'm guilty of this. More motivation to quit.
Here's some little known - or cared about - facts:
"There is a lot of misinformation out there regarding cigarette butt litter... they are not biodegradable... The acetate (plastic) filters can take many years to decompose."
"What happens after that butt gets casually flicked onto the street, nature trail, or beach? Typically wind and rain carry the cigarette into the water supply, where the toxic chemicals the cigarette filter was designed to trap leak out into aquatic ecosystems, threatening the quality of the water and many aquatic lifeforms. Cigarette butts may seem small, but with several trillion butts littered every year, the toxic chemicals add up!"
"The best way to educate the public about this serious environmental problem is to start with people you know." -CigaretteLitter.org
Butts on 62, a set on Flickr.
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