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Y! MyWebCounty's cigarette litter prevention campaign starts
Friday, August 01, 2008
Springfield, Ohio — Clark County officials want to give people more places to put their butts.
Cigarette butts, that is.
Cigarette butts account for the most common litter in the county, said Waste Management District Director Debra Shaw.
County business and government leaders attended the Keep Clark County Beautiful's Prevent Cigarette Litter Campaign on Friday, Aug. 1, highlighting the start of the month-long initiative.
The Waste Management District received a $1,500 grant from Philip Morris USA to purchase ashtray receptacles for local businesses and pocket ashtrays for smokers to carry.
"We know a lot of smokers want to do the right thing and dispose of butts properly," Waste Management District Program Director Steve Schlather said.
Contact this reporter at (937) 328-0374 or boutten@coxohio.com.
