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12.02. 2009

Each year over 7 billion cigarette butts are littered in Australia, and one in ten of these will end up in our waterways.

According to Bug Littering Trust's Executive director, Wendy Jones, one of the big challenges is helping people appreciate the huge environmental, social and economic cost of dealing with discarded cigarette butts.

Councils spend tens of millions of dollars annually on butt collection but some ten percent will still find their way into drains and waterways where they leach toxic chemicals that threaten the quality of the water we swim in
and the wildlife habitat.

You can help change the behaviour of smokers around you by making sure they are aware of the negative impact of butts in our waterways.

'Butt it and bin it' couldn't be a simpler message ­ help spread the message by signing up for the Butt Free City Campaign, from 23-27 March, 2009. It's national, so wherever you are you can participate and help encourage smokers to dispose of their cigarette butts responsibly.

For more information visit www.buttlitteringtrust.org