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Pilot ash‑can program collected roughly 100,000 cigarette butts and showed ~60% litter reduction in test sites, presenters say
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City and partner agencies reported that a six‑month pilot of 40 cigarette ash receptacles collected about 100,000 butts over 10 months and correlated with roughly a 60% reduction in cigarette‑butt litter in measured locations; departments and Surfrider urged citywide expansion and committed to outreach and relocation plans.
San Francisco officials and volunteer partners reported that a city pilot installing 40 exterior cigarette‑butt receptacles in targeted hot spots collected about 100,000 cigarette butts over 10 months and correlated with an average litter reduction of roughly 60 percent in measured locations.
Sunshine Swinford, lead staffer for the Department of the Environment’s cigarette‑butt pilot, told the Public Safety and Neighborhood Services Committee the pilot launched in summer and focused on mapped litter hot spots where butts could enter storm drains and…
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