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Table of Contents1 Foreward ...................................................................................................................................12 Executive Summary .................................................................................................................22.1 What is the extent of cigarette related litter...................................................................22.2 Identified solutions to reduce cigarette related litter....................................................32.3 Conclusions / Recommendations.....................................................................................43 Introduction...............................................................................................................................54 Background ..............................................................................................................................64.1 What are cigarettes?..........................................................................................................64.2 Consumption Profile ............................................................................................................75 The Problem ............................................................................................................................105.1 About cigarette related litter ..........................................................................................105.2 Where does CRL occur? ..................................................................................................115.3 Why does CRL occur? ......................................................................................................115.4 What is the impact of CRL? .............................................................................................135.5 Cigarette Litter Monitoring ...............................................................................................176 Identified Solutions .................................................................................................................206.1 Education ...........................................................................................................................206.2 Cleaning and Ashtrays .....................................................................................................246.3 Legislation ...........................................................................................................................296.4 International Management Models ...............................................................................317 Conclusion and Recommendations...................................................................................337.1 Research and monitoring ................................................................................................337.2 Education and Communication.....................................................................................337.3 Ashtrays / Infrastructure ....................................................................................................347.4 Enforcement of legislation ...............................................................................................347.5 Cleaning .............................................................................................................................34Situation Report - Final
1 ForewardBy Alan Woods OBE, Chief Executive, ENCAMSA survey last year by ENCAMS, which runs the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign, confirmedthere’s one type of litter which defaces our streets far more than any other. The annualLocal Environmental Quality Survey of England (LEQSE), which ENCAMS carries out onbehalf of the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, monitored 12,000 sitesand found 79% were scattered with smoking-related litter. Added to this, in 2007 theGovernment plans to introduce a partial ban on smoking in public places. Therefore, it isonly sensible to acknowledge that England is likely to see an increase in cigarette litteron top of an already significant problem, unless action is taken.This type of litter is unsightly and difficult to clean up, as the small filters fall into grates andcracks in the pavement, avoiding detection by normal cleaning processes. Cigarettefilters are composed of cellulose acetate, a plastic that can take a long time to breakdown and be absorbed back into the environment. Cigarette litter can even lead totoxins leaking into watercourses which pose a threat to our wildlife.There are various responses to this situation: more street cleansing, better cigarette binprovision, enforcement through fines and penalties, changing public attitudes tocigarette litter or providing more convenient disposal solutions such as portable ashtrays.All of these could work. But how much better would they work if co-ordinated into aconcerted, focussed effort? I believe this is the way forward and for that reasonENCAMS has undertaken to establish a group of stakeholders who share a wish to seeless cigarette litter in the environment and to find effective and pro-active ways toachieve that end.This Situation Report is a step towards achieving that goal and I greatly welcome it as acomprehensive summary of the issues involved, as a document around which to build aconsensus and as a discussion piece.ENCAMS has evidence that smoking-related litter has increased by 20% in the last fouryears. I believe it’s time to reverse that trend. I also believe it can be done. WhenENCAMS ran a campaign earlier this year, it achieved a 35% reduction in cigaretterelated litter in the areas targeted. That’s a great result but what lessons can be learnedand how can that success be sustained?This Report is not intended as a static document. We will update and add to it as thework progresses. I wish to thank everyone who has supported and contributed to thework and I look forward to working with you to create cleaner environments for all.Situation Report - Final 1
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