Why is it "OK" to throw cigarette butts on the ground?

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Solitaryman666 wrote: »

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Well you could get one of the portable butt holders I mentioned.

Why should some kid have to stumble across and possibly eat your cigarette butt that blew into his garden because you couldn't be bothered to dispose of it properly?

People ought to take a bit of responsibility for their actions. There's lots of things I wish the government would do better but using the lack of bins as an excuse to litter when there are alternatives just seems lazy to me.

so there's no bin around, why do drivers toss the butt out of the car? ash tray full? can I report these people to the litter warden?

to sum up all the replies:

if you're a smoker- yes

if you're not- no

There's your answer. End of

j1smithy wrote: »

No, you won't throw it on the floor of your own house because you'll have to clean it up yourself. But its alright to do it in a public place, sure you have someone else to do that, and pay for it

>_> wait,so when we put them in the ashtray in our home,we aren't cleaning them up? Wtf are you talking about? i'm at a bus stop now,everyones smoking,and the nearest bin is ten to fifteen minutes walk away. Wonder whats gonna happen

Tigger wrote: »

i have to clean ip people butt every day from outside the shop

there is a bin outside the shop
its 4 steps to the bin

but littering in general is rife

I know how you feel,i had three jobs where one of the things i did was clean outside. I got pissy if there was a bin unused.where i work now has contract cleaners and i'd be very annoyed if i was them because there are plenty of bins. Where i live there are feck all bins,and only 1 place has one specifically designed for ciggies. And the county council doesn't tidy our town >_>

DEmeant0r wrote: »

Jesus don't you people have more to worry about than some smoker throwing their cig butts onto the ground? But anyways...

Just because there's bigger problems in the world, it doesn't mean we can't bitch and moan about the smaller things.

I used to be a smoker, so from both sides, I see valid arguments, but I don't think it's the same as throwing empty tayto bag or chewing gum onto the floor...

No you're right it's not the same. A cigarette butt is easier to swallow, contains more toxic substances and is harder to pick up than an empty crisp bag. There's no good reason to do it. Nobody so far has given a legitimate reason why they cannot avoid throwing their butt on the ground.

Two words: bin fires.

But if the occasional toxic bin fire with permanent damage to street furniture is the price to pay for cleaner streets on balance, I say heave in the (occasionally) burning butts, and hang the consequences.

Who's with me?!

Captain Ginger wrote: »

Knowing most of the uptight nonsmokers we would then be seeing threads with people complaining about cigarette marks (from people putting them out) on walls and what not.

I mean, honestly, a lot of non smokers won't really be happy until smoking is just banned, they will always find something to complain about.

im irish.....its my prerogative to complain!!!

Captain Ginger wrote: »

Knowing most of the uptight nonsmokers we would then be seeing threads with people complaining about cigarette marks (from people putting them out) on walls and what not.

Ash would be blown or washed away. I doubt it would be anywhere near the problem or the eyesore that discarded butts are. Admittedly there would be the odd complainer but really they would be a very small minority and probably safe to ignore. That's a really weak excuse for not even making the effort.

I mean, honestly, a lot of non smokers won't really be happy until smoking is just banned, they will always find something to complain about.

That's true some of them won't be happy until it's banned. I'm not one of them as it happens. It's still no excuse for not making a tiny bit of effort not to litter. There shouldn't be a special exemption for smokers.

I used to put mine in my pocket, but people complained about the smell of stale smoke.

SQ2 wrote: »

so there's no bin around, why do drivers toss the butt out of the car? ash tray full? can I report these people to the litter warden?

A judge ruled that the actual cigarette butt needed to be produced in evidence in such cases, so unless you fancy picking up the butt and passing it onto the warden, there is probably not much point in reporting drivers.

If you do see persistent littering at an office/shop/pub, the litter wardens are generally quite good at getting such issues resolved.