Flemish Environment Minister Zuhal Demir wants the tobacco producers to pay for the litter costs of cigarette butts. The N-VA minister wants the tobacco industry to take on part of…
At the same time as a ban on plastic straws, Spain introduced a law on Friday that obliges cigarette manufacturers to pay for cleaning up discarded butts. According to nature…
The presence of waste in the perimeter of the health center had been a problem for years For the moment, six ashtrays have been installed that will be expanded with…
Hundreds of volunteers are rolling up their sleeves again these weeks on the beaches along the North Sea. During the Beach Clean Up Tour, the coast is cleaned of all…
Dozens of volunteers cleaned up tens of thousands of cigarette filters in West Friesland today. They participated in the national campaign ‘Plastic PeukMeuk’ to make smokers aware that throwing cigarette…
Catalonia also prepares its own war on waste and single-use plastic. The ‘conselleria’ d’Acció Climàtica is already working on the first draft of the new Llei de Residus; a regulation…
The research should map out the possibilities, effectiveness and feasibility of reducing cigarette butts thrown away on the street. A national ban on cigarette filters is also included as an…
A crow trained to pick up cigarette butts in Taby, near Stockholm.Image Corvid Cleaning / REUTERS The wild crows learn to take butts and other small waste to a machine.…
The Swedish town of Södertälje near Stockholm uses a special weapon against cigarette butts on the street: crows. The birds are trained to pick up the polluting butts and dump…