Why don't smokers regard cig' butts as litter

Ghost Buster · 13-07-2011 05:05PM #1

As the title says. Im sure most smokers wouldnt throw (other) litter about so why do a vast majority of the beggers chuck their cig butts on the ground?
Well?

Mr. Manager · 13-07-2011 05:07PM

They do, they just don't care to put them in bins

Alter-Ego · 13-07-2011 05:07PM

Because smokers are cooler than non smokers.

orourkeda · 13-07-2011 05:07PM

The fact they are giving themselves cancer suggests a few butts wont keep them awake at night

jimthemental · 13-07-2011 05:08PM

Cereal Rapist wrote: »

They do, they just don't care to put them in bins

Sure they're a fire hazard, surely burning rubbish is more harmful to the environment than a bit of biodegradable litter?

who the fug · 13-07-2011 05:08PM

I don't you tips, so they be organic waste for the flowers

I be mighty green

Ghost Buster · 13-07-2011 05:10PM

jimthemental wrote: »

Sure they're a fire hazard, surely burning rubbish is more harmful to the environment than a bit of biodegradable litter?

Ah. But they arent biodegradeable though unlike paper.... which is also litter:)

ScumLord · 13-07-2011 05:10PM

Smoke rollies, completely biodegradable.

Ghost Buster · 13-07-2011 05:10PM

who the fug wrote: »

I don't you tips, so they be organic waste for the flowers

I be mighty green

Wha?

Temptamperu · 13-07-2011 05:11PM

i would never dream of flicking a but on the ground, I have a system where i twist the mickey off and wait till i find a bin to discard the butt.

cowzerp · 13-07-2011 05:11PM

You have to be a moron to smoke so maybethats your answer.

strobe · 13-07-2011 05:12PM

Ghost Buster wrote: »

As the title says. Im sure most smokers wouldnt throw (other) litter about so why do a vast majority of the beggers chuck their cig butts on the ground?
Well?

I'd imagine the people that throw their smoke buts on the ground are the same people that throw other litter on the ground.

I smoked for 16 years (Jesus! Never worked that number out before... I'm only in my 20's) and always stubbed my smokes out on the side of a bin and stuck them in there. I also put all my food wrappers etc in bins too though.

Yakult · 13-07-2011 05:12PM

jimthemental wrote: »

than a bit of biodegradable litter?

Supposedly that's a myth. The plastic in the filters can take years to decompose.

I just throw my butts down a drainage hole if their are any "cigarette bins" around.

jimthemental · 13-07-2011 05:13PM

Ghost Buster wrote: »

Ah. But they arent biodegradeable though unlike paper.... which is also litter:)

Fine, at worst they are slightly less annoying than chewing gum on footpaths. I don't smoke too often anymore but when I do I do get rid properly.

wild_cat · 13-07-2011 05:13PM

I'm a smoker. A heavy enough smoker for my age as well. I have had to put smokes in my pockets and handbag to avoid throwing them on the ground before.

I hate when people do it. It's very rude and is the exact same as litter.

I also smoke rollies with a cardboard roach.. so even if I did fling em on the ground they biodegrade fairly fast.

TheZohanS · 13-07-2011 05:14PM

I am a smoker.

I throw my waste in the bin.

wild_cat · 13-07-2011 05:14PM

Yakult wrote: »

Supposedly that's a myth. The plastic in the filters can take years to decompose.

Five years I've heard. I'm not arsed googling it.

CardBordWindow · 13-07-2011 05:15PM

I put out the cigarette on the ground, and then eat the butt! High in fibre.

Am I the only one?

jimthemental · 13-07-2011 05:15PM

cowzerp wrote: »

You have to be a moron to smoke so maybethats your answer.

Really?
http://lesargotiers.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/einstein-pipe.jpg

the groutch · 13-07-2011 05:16PM

Because of their superiority complex

Wazdakka · 13-07-2011 05:16PM

I rarely smoke anywhere that doesn't have an ashtray.
Home, pub etc..
but when I do, I always make sure that the butt is fully extinguished and then I put in a bin.

Biodegradable or not, it is litter..

I never understood people just flicking them on the street

Wazdakka · 13-07-2011 05:21PM

Temptamperu wrote: »

i would never dream of flicking a but on the ground, I have a system where i twist the mickey off and wait till i find a bin to discard the butt.

:eek:
That's one hell of a system..
And you twist the mickey off every time you have a cigarette?
In public?

I've never heard the tip / cherry called "the mickey" before.. I'm way too south county Dublin for my own good

prinz · 13-07-2011 05:22PM

Bugs the hell out of me. Spent a while outside a hospital recently where all the smokers were gathering, and the only thing more depressing than the amount of people in hospital gowns coughing and spluttering as they shuffled to the place then lighting up, was the amount of scumbags who dropped their butts etc on the ground, even though there were two of the thin bins with the ashtray tops on them within a couple of feet. One dopey bint went as far as walking to the bin, putting the end of her cig out on the top of the bin on the little grate, then flicked it away onto the ground which took more effort than leaving it on/in the bin. I've also known some of the muppets who do this to also complain about certain pub's smoking areas being filthy.. Mind boggling stuff.

SEPT 23 1989 · 13-07-2011 05:26PM

I need a smoke right now

Alter-Ego · 13-07-2011 05:30PM

CardBordWindow wrote: »

I put out the cigarette on the ground, and then eat the butt! High in fibre.

Am I the only one?

I like to save them up and put them in a sandwich. A fag butt butty if you will.

cursai · 13-07-2011 05:31PM

Why don't non smokers regard Supermacs wrappers as litter
As the title says. Im sure most non smokers wouldnt throw (other) litter about so why do a vast majority of the beggers chuck their Supermacs wrappers on the ground?
Well?

zenno · 13-07-2011 05:34PM

orourkeda wrote: »

The fact they are giving themselves cancer suggests a few butts wont keep them awake at night

jeasus you don't have to be a smoker to get cancer. no one on my side of the family ever got cancer and they were all heavy smokers and lived a long fulfilling life.

well it is a dirty habbit but so is gorging on mac donalds food and having to use the toilet, well i always dispose of my cigg buts in the bin as the filters take forever to dispose themselves. no point in throwing the butts on the ground if there is a bin close by imo.

Ghost Buster · 13-07-2011 05:34PM

cursai wrote: »

Why don't non smokers regard Supermacs wrappers as litter
As the title says. Im sure most non smokers wouldnt throw (other) litter about so why do a vast majority of the beggers chuck their Supermacs wrappers on the ground?
Well?

Well what?

Mr. Manager · 13-07-2011 05:35PM

jimthemental wrote: »

Sure they're a fire hazard, surely burning rubbish is more harmful to the environment than a bit of biodegradable litter?

As en ex-smoker I used to chuck 'em on the ground... the smell of burning fag ends in a bin is gross.

Knasher · 13-07-2011 05:37PM

Whenever my flatmates girlfriend comes over she covers the balcony in butts. I can kinda understand why people do it on the street, it's an asshole move but, you quickly move on and blend into the crowd. But when you're a guest in somebodies home and the only one there who smokes, it doesn't take a genius to realise who is littering my apartment.

Alter-Ego · 13-07-2011 05:41PM

She probably doesn't even think about it. Its just a bad habit that you get into. Not excusable though.

But if you think that's bad, I have a mate who used to flick his ashes on the floor when ever he came over. He was told to stop it or GTFO.

Why don't smokers regard cig' butts as litter

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