Resources
- Click Here for more facts on the environmental impact of cigarettes.
- Click Here to read the 2011 press release.
- Want to Help Raise Awareness? Click Here to Learn How
- Click Here to see the Marine Debris Tracker mobile application, which allows you to help make a difference by checking in when you find trash on our coastlines and waterways.
According to environmental clean-up reports, cigarette butts are the No. 1 littered item on U.S. roadways and the No. 1 item found on beaches and waterways worldwide.
Research findings published in a special supplement of the journal, Tobacco Control on April 19, 2011, provide evidence of the destructive impact that cigarette butts have on the environment and its ecosystems. Click Here for a full report in journal, Tobacco Control.
Watch “Butt Really,” a viral video featuring celebrities showing that “our planet is not an ashtray.”
In 2011 Legacy hosted a panel discussion on this topic. Watch the archived Warner series discussion here.