Municipalities against cigarette butts
The municipality of Sestri Levante (Genova) has conducted a campaign to raise awareness about discarding cigarette butts in the environment. The initiative began thanks to a regional contribution to the municipality’s waste collection projects.
The municipality purchased 1,500 environmentally friendly cases for the collection of cigarette butts which were distributed for free at the municipal offices, the URP public relations office, the tourist information office and the offices of Mediterraneo Servizi. Leaflets were distributed, posters displayed, and notices attached to waste bins which were equipped with a cigarette butt container. Dedicated containers were also placed on beaches and business owners willing to distribute the cases through their businesses received window stickers.
The municipality of Castel Gandolfo (Roma), thanks to the allocation of funds generated by the Metropolitan City of Rome’s ban, started an awareness project to fight the discarding of cigarette butts in 2019. This involved installing cigarette butt collectors in busy and touristic parts of the city, including the lakeside promenade where dedicated bins to collect cigarette butts were also placed.
In August 2019, the municipality of Mogliano (Macerata) started a project to increase awareness among smokers of how to correctly dispose of their cigarette butts. At the tourist office and tobacconist shops, smokers can get free pocket containers in which to store cigarette butts.
