lowkee
Lieutenant Commander
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Re: Who is the biggest litterbug???
Well don't I feel like quite the litterbug, now. I somehow had either long forgotten or never knew cig butts don't break down. I smoked for years and always tossed em. Heck, cars haven't had ash trays in years, so there is one place for that butt to go.. out the window. I suppose I put too much stock in the cig makers. I always figured the cig makers would make them break down, as sooner or later there would be a litter problem and people would be up in arms against smoking. Not the best way to protect future business, right? I mean, who the heck makes something meant to be used for 5 minutes and disposed of and doesn't make a way for it to break down? .. Now I consider how that is exactly what plastic grocery bags are, and I wouldn't even consider throwing one of those on the ground (or in the water).
Personally, I'm glad I quit smoking, because knowing butts don't break down, I'd be inclined to collect my butts in some container which would smell something awful. Which nowadays the smell of a guy smoking 7 cars in front of me smells something awful to me.
Well don't I feel like quite the litterbug, now. I somehow had either long forgotten or never knew cig butts don't break down. I smoked for years and always tossed em. Heck, cars haven't had ash trays in years, so there is one place for that butt to go.. out the window. I suppose I put too much stock in the cig makers. I always figured the cig makers would make them break down, as sooner or later there would be a litter problem and people would be up in arms against smoking. Not the best way to protect future business, right? I mean, who the heck makes something meant to be used for 5 minutes and disposed of and doesn't make a way for it to break down? .. Now I consider how that is exactly what plastic grocery bags are, and I wouldn't even consider throwing one of those on the ground (or in the water).
Personally, I'm glad I quit smoking, because knowing butts don't break down, I'd be inclined to collect my butts in some container which would smell something awful. Which nowadays the smell of a guy smoking 7 cars in front of me smells something awful to me.
I do recall seeing a lot of them on the sea floor and I've heard a few reports of them being found found inside fish........but close to 22 million! WOW.