Cig butt recycling in Van BC

[maryjane48]

Vancouver is launching a pilot program to recycle cigarette butts in an effort to clean up one of the most pervasive types of urban trash.

As part of the program, 110 receptacles to collect butts will be mounted on posts around the city's downtown.

The butts will be collected by employees from the city's Downtown Eastside, who will take them to United We Can, which already runs a recycling depot for bottle collectors.

"We've heard loud and clear that people want easy and convenient ways to keep our downtown streets and public spaces clean," said Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson.


http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c ... -1.2423913




hope it works

[Steve-O]

hope it works

Ditto

[Queen K]

It only works if smokers put their butts in them.

[Veovis]

And what happens to the left over tobacco from the recycling. Will we finally have "recycled" cigarettes?

I think if there are enough of the receptacles you will get the bulk of cig butts. Most smokers I've known don't tend to litter if there's an option. I recall a resort I went to once and at least every 10-15 feet was a garbage can/light/ashtray and people always used it for garbage and butts, most people usually choose decently with good options. (there will still always be the odd jerk but that is never preventable)

[twobits]

Am curious as to what a cig butt can be recycled into??

[1nick]

Dog poop bags.....

[steven lloyd]

Am curious as to what a cig butt can be recycled into??

Apparently material in the filters can be converted to plastic (Dog poop bags.....)
and the tobacco and paper is used for composte (on Global News this morning)

[twobits]

Dog poop bags.....

Which in turn creates another recycling challenge