Cigarette butts are the number one littered item, according to Mind Your Plastic's #CircularEconomyAmbassadorProgram data from the last two years (as well as many other data publications!). This is not only a fun way to tackle cigarette butt waste, but an incredible example of municipalities in action. ...and for the record, while I'm not a smoker, ?? ?? ?? would totally get my vote! What about you? #Halifax #PollutionPrevention #MunicipalitiesInAction
Divert NS has partnered with Halifax Regional Municipality Solid Waste Resources on cigarette litter intervention by placing interactive receptacles in strategic locations across HRM with topical questions that encourage cigarette smokers to vote with their butts. Early data from the intervention shows that locations with the butt voting bins have fewer cigarette butts littered on the ground. Learn more about the research behind this intervention and why it matters: https://ow.ly/kR5P50QISsP