Illinois bans cigarette butts, $1,500 fine to anyone that throws one on the ground
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Though this is a good point
Though this is a good point
I just can't see someone doing time for this after 3 or so offenses....
Nope....
Though this is a good point
I just can't see someone doing time for this after 3 or so offenses....
Nope....
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In an effort to curb litter, the state of Illinois has made it illegal to toss cigarette butts on the ground, nailing first time offenders with a $1,500 fine.
According to the national lobbying organization Americans for Nonsmokers Rights, cigarette butts are "the most commonly discarded pieces of waste worldwide," estimating 1.69 billion pounds of butts ending up as toxic waste every year.
Cigarette butts are not biodegradable," said Lori Gummow, executive director of Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful. "They're made of cellulose acetate, [a plastic]. They get stuck in storm water sewers, and birds eat them and can't digest them. Run over them with a lawn mower, and they just puff out."
The state's ban on butts should do a great deal to help keep it clean. Though first time offenders could receive no more than $1,500 for a class B misdemeanor, the second offense could change to class A and could cost more. Third and fourth time offenders could see a year in jail and face a fine of up to $25,000.
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According to the national lobbying organization Americans for Nonsmokers Rights, cigarette butts are "the most commonly discarded pieces of waste worldwide," estimating 1.69 billion pounds of butts ending up as toxic waste every year.
Cigarette butts are not biodegradable," said Lori Gummow, executive director of Keep Northern Illinois Beautiful. "They're made of cellulose acetate, [a plastic]. They get stuck in storm water sewers, and birds eat them and can't digest them. Run over them with a lawn mower, and they just puff out."
The state's ban on butts should do a great deal to help keep it clean. Though first time offenders could receive no more than $1,500 for a class B misdemeanor, the second offense could change to class A and could cost more. Third and fourth time offenders could see a year in jail and face a fine of up to $25,000.
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said my hero still driving nails in his coffin.
go ahead friend....tell me again when ya quitting..
i think it's awesome.
you get fined if you throw a soda can out your car window at the stop light, but it's somehow acceptable to throw cigarette butts out.
you get fined if you throw a soda can out your car window at the stop light, but it's somehow acceptable to throw cigarette butts out.
A full pack dropped out of my jacket when I was leaving the Cubs game. They nabbed me for 30 grand.
xstop
xstop
I'm all for this, as it is something I have been trying to stop doing myself.
But it sure would be nice if they didn't also systematically remove every ash tray within 50 miles over the past decade. Easier to find a pay phone these days (at least around me). :shrug:
But it sure would be nice if they didn't also systematically remove every ash tray within 50 miles over the past decade. Easier to find a pay phone these days (at least around me). :shrug:
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I used to work at a place that had the cigarette butt cans or whatever you want to call them, but all I would see is the butt's all over the side of the building, next to sidewalks, next to benches. I just don't understand :shrug:
That's because they are selfish motherfuckers. Why will they only walk half a step out the door to smoke? You have to walk through their cloud of love to go enjoy a drink or a meal.
I've never understood why smokers crack their car/truck window? Enjoy that shit you crave so much!
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